The first hour of this film I enjoyed very much , the story was very engaging and the ensemble of actors blended in well together despite their varied geographical origins. The second half although still good, unfortunately lost me in places, due to some very obvious 'acting' by Natalie Portman, who was out of her depth and an increasingly preposterous storyline, in her 'characters' case particularly, I'm not sure if any young actress could have convinced entirely. Pity, because overall I wanted to like it and did, as the production design, costumes and use of locations in Spain were excellent, giving it a real quality feel. It certainly personally gave me a lot to reflect on, having been to the Prado and seen a lot of Goya's works painted during this very troubled period of history.
Review of Goya's Ghosts
