Title: Overrated
Product review: Even if this film was meant to be an "adult" fairy tale--it was still way too violent. There was a lot of unnecessary violence, such as the murder of the hunters/farmers. Yes, they had to be killed for the purpose of the story, but did the son have to be killed that way? I'm sure the point still would've come through. It was just gratuitous violence. Plus, I found the characters to be one dimensional, especially "mean" Capt. Lopez (Ofelia's stepfather), "obedient" Carmen (Ofelia's mother), and even "defiant" Ofelia herself. The only character who had some depth was the housekeeper. In my book, this was NOT the best picture of the year as some critics are making it out to be. That would go to "Little Children."
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