Movie reviews of Filipe Freitas

Heavy documentary based on a mournful story, which sometimes becomes difficult to watch. Review

The story is ok, especially in what concerns to family relationships, but often loses its track in its subplots, becoming a bit messy. Among a luxury cast, there was an admirable performance by Anna Paquin. Review

From start to finish, this story has no surprises, just drags itself. Incapable to bring any emotions to the surface, we conclude that some seasoning was needed here - we just can’t blame DeNiro for that. Review

I didn’t like the script. Boring and without life, it wasn’t capable to take me out of my lethargy. Even its atypical dialogs or the tensions of a forbidden love affair, were not able to deliver good results. Review

This low-budget film is one of them. Being more realistic than the usual stuff and containing a very chilling ambiance, it pleased me with its contemplative and underground approach. Review

The gags and dialogs worked fine. As for the rest, it doesn’t succeed so much. Review

Deliberately optimistic in its ideas, this can be a gentle comedy or a kind of soap opera. Review

I also sensed that the story, in its slow pace, could have had some more spirit in considerable moments. It is not exceptional nor fundamental, but deserves a good look. Review

A dark Polish tale that leaves its mark, unveiling how harmful this kind of virtual refuges can be. Be aware of the depressing atmosphere. Review

Some scenes tend to be cheesy. Not so consistent but with respectable intentions. Review

Besides the sharp cinematography, I was touched with one of the most joyful finales seen in a war movie. Review

Sleepless Night has convincing physical fight scenes but suffers from the same debilities as the majority of this type of action movies – The back-and-forth of the storyline just delays what we already know it will happen. Without big surprises, it still entertains and guarantees a satisfactory dose of adrenaline. Review

In the limited space of his home, Panahi just did one more time what he knows best - good and interesting cinema! Review

No need to tell that I was constantly struggling to grasp what was going on. The searching is endless and the conclusions are few, but the movie sticks into your head for some time. A challenge! Review

We may doubt about its authenticity but all seemed very real and shocking. Review

The script was too weak and the performances were not brilliant. What was supposed to be a thriller, turned out to be a boring and clouded story, leading me to the tiredness of trying to find anything that made sense. Review

I found it very predictable and the infinite coincidences that lead to the final have some kind of absurdity. I may believe in signs…but not in these ones. Review

Normally, I am not an enthusiastic of this genre, but we have to recognize when a movie is well done. Despite the lack of originality, the special effects, frantic action and the humor of Stark (Iron Man) are there to marvel the fans. Review

Pariah begins discreetly, but soon evolves to a heartfelt sensitivity that might touch you deep down inside. Review

It’s true that there is not much vitality or grandeur in this movie, but it is tidy and the dialogues and acting are solid enough to make it worth a look. Review

The story is intense, the filming location is perfect and it succeeds in denouncing how the aboriginals were forgotten and are currently living. But this can’t be all in a movie…and all the good intentions and expectations were hampered by terrible performances from the non-professional actors and by a wobbly direction as well. Review

A crazy story with a few funny situations, shows solid characters and also works as a strong criticism of a divided country. Actually, there was nothing that we hadn’t seen yet and the story needed a push in some instances, but it flows all right, and I was amused for almost 2 hours. Review

The only issue with this movie lies in its overlong duration - due to one or another not so relevant testimony. Review

This is a believable story which made me feel a bit uncomfortable. Not to miss! Review