Just wow. First of all, the script is not period-appropriate, so the characters talk and act like they're from the present day (using phrases like "I guess so," "we're circus freaks," etc.). Second, the relationship is way too quick to develop and feels rushed/forced. Third, a movie in Spanish was dubbed over in English voices by some very white-sounding ladies who sound very similar. WHY dub the film??? What about subtitles??? It's annoying and makes scenes (including sex scenes) seem absurd (yes, they dub breathing sounds). Speaking of which, some bizarre props were incorporated into the sex scenes Fourth, poor editing makes several scenes confusing and leaves a lot of unanswered questions. It's hard to understand where they are, how long they've been there, why certain things happen, etc. And this isn't all the issues, just a small smattering of them.
Overall, terrible script (lost in translation or just horrible writing?), bad editing, bad filtering (overdid it on the vintage look), unnecessary & melodramatic voice dubbing, plot with a lot of holes in it & unanswered questions, bizarre/freakish sex scenes....I could go on, but do you want me to?
The fact that this was a true story makes it all the more tragic that this movie did not do it justice AT ALL. I also got really bored about halfway through because this wasn't funny bad, it was "take itself too seriously" and boring bad. The real-life couple deserved so much better than this embarrassing depiction.
Review of Elisa & Marcela
