Problemista

such a life-like movie, reminded me of my experience

La película tiene tantas cosas destacables, como el uso del surrealismo, el buen elenco encabezado por una increíble Tilda Swinton y una trama con la que te podrías identificar, y aun así se me hizo aburrida ya que no pude conectar con Alejandro en ningún momento (entiendo que quisieran hacer a su personaje algo infantil pero esa forma de caminar nunca la entendí).

This movie has to be my number-one favorite Tilda Swinton performance ever!

This movie made "Kraven the hunter" look somewhat palatable. This movie has made me an all around worse person. This Movie was made to be a problem and if you enjoyed im sorry for your loss.

Problemista is a wild and surreal film. It's incredibly inventive, but also a bit threadbare and tiresome after a while. You really need to be on the same wavelength as this film or you might not get much out of it. I certainly struggled as times. It's the brainchild of comedian Julio Torres who not only stars in the film but he also wrote and directed it. He plays Alejandro, originally from El Salvador, but now living in Brooklyn, New York. He has dreams of working for a toy company but they have rejected his applications. Instead he ends up working for a cryogenic company where he becomes involves with a very strange couple. Bobby, an artist, and his eccentric wife Elizabeth. The plot after this is frankly deranged and very hard to describe. But it is certainly unique. I just found it hard to connect to the story, despite the efforts of Torres. There are some funny and surreal moments but overall I was a little disappointed.

Strange movie all around that addressed some interesting ideas and topics such as the difficulties of immigration, the exploitation of immigrants and the less fortunate, and learning to be assertive. However, the the movie itself is essentially devoid of humor and quirky in an off putting way. I usually find something to like about every film I see but I really can’t find anything positive to say about this film.

The title in Spanish meaning a problematic troublemaker probably refers to the tempestuous art critic (and likely everything in life too) unawarely becoming a mentor to a hapless toy designer from El Salvador beseeching a sponsorship for a work visa in US in this darkly fantastical high comedy about living precariously American dream inside the labyrinthine US immigration system.

What a way to debut! Julio Torres has carved his way as someone to look out for in avant-garde directing and writing. Problemista began wide in imagination and ingenuity, and ended the same way. Tilda Swinton must have put so much trust in Torres' vision notwithstanding their opposing stature in the industry, and it showed in her all-out performance. Can't say this is merely beginner's luck but it's as if I have known Julio Torres with enough time through his firstborn project to defend him as a creative and his real potential in the industry. Ladies and gentlemen, my second best film of 2024.

Great movie and message. I appreciate the reflection on society and inclusivity. It was funny, but cheesy, too. Amazing nonetheless.

Creative, beautiful, funny love it