Reviews

I'm a great fan of horror movies and I was surprised when "It" broke The Exorcist's box office record. For some reason, I was able to watch it only a couple of week after its release and had big expectations. Unfortunately, I left the movie theater frustrated. The script was too infantile and the scary scenes were boring. Annabelle and The Conjuring brought the current horror movies to the another level and "It" just followed some old rules. I don't want to write spoilers but there is an important thing to say: all the children suffered prejudice but nothing compared to the fat boy. He's the one who most suffered it, in different moments of the story. It doesn't help to diminishes the prejudice against chubby kids. That could have been avoided.

When we think about Latin America movies, it seems to be a formula: thrillers with Ricardo Darin, in Argentina; violence with drug dealers, in Mexico; drama with shanty towns, in Brazil; or any of them making shallow comedy movies. Bingo brings some fresh air in the regional movie industry. More than that, it would be an "out of the box" idea in any international market. The movie might have some ups and downs but, overall, it's a creative, well produced and well directed product, with a couple of outstanding moments from the main actor. I hope we can see more examples of that from Latin America. it's the best movie since City of God.