The Weasel's Tale

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Mary C I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The interaction and dialog of the characters moved the story along beautifully. Wonderful casting. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/10/21 Full Review brent m When two millennial con artists take on four movie industry veterans past their prime, the plot thickens as everyone tries to outhustle one another. It doesn't matter that the once-famous cinema idols are essentially financially destitute and live on a decrepit estate that's falling apart and overrun by the local wildlife -- everybody's still out to look after himself or herself first. This deliciously devious dark comedy is filled with devilish twists and turns, nicely seasoned with snappy writing, creative photographic effects, superbly campy performances, a spot-on soundtrack and a story line where art imitates life (and vice versa). Director Juan Jose Campanella's latest sizzles throughout, nicely paced and crisp in virtually every frame, including those that slyly poke fun at the movie industry through the picture's narrative. A hilarious morality play that's a genuine joy from start to finish. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ralph d It was as good a movie as I've seen in months. It was a really, really good dark comedy. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Directed by prolific Argentinian filmmaker Juan José Campanella (from the Oscar winning thriller "The Secret In Their Eyes"), this delectable golden age homage follows the troubles faced by a trio of elderly artists formed by a famous grand dame of the cinema, her screenwriter husband and the director who worked with them. They share a mansion and lifelong stories of fame, awards, success, collaborations, as well as ups and downs, until they are targeted by two real estate agents viewing to buy the property. Blending mystery, crime farce, comedy and drama, Campanella conducts the material with vivid spontaneity and sharp sarcasm. The trio of actors are superbly displaying their comic skills, including Graciela Borges as the delusional actress, astonishingly embodying vanity, glamour and a unique sense of being utterly satisfied at certain circumstance and age, the always fantastic and compelling Óscar Martínez as the perceptive director and Luis Brandoni as her wheelchair confined husband. There are also highly emotional moments taking place throughout the debauchery and troublemaking scenario, subtly moving observations on aging and being forgotten after stardom, the importance of true friendship and loyalty, and what movie magic represents for its lovers, particularly one sequence where the actress' face is enlightened by the projection of her young version, changing the tone in the narrative, as an opportunity for its characters to find in memories a way of healing traumas, unsolved matters from the past, forgiving one another and how an accident changed the course of their lives. An admirably well-done intersection between "Sunset Boulevard" and "Knives Out", it is a delightfully funny, investigative classic formula cinema-homage filled with grace and cynicism at both levels and unexpected twists. (Outsider Pictures. 12/11. In Theaters and Virtual Cinemas.) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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