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(2023)

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9/10
Long live the Javis
jorge-338-72160524 November 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I am certain that this series will mark a before and after in Spanish fiction. An atypical series for atypical creators but that speaks of a theme as typical as it is universal... loneliness... and even more so, loneliness within one's own family, the loss (or rather the theft) of innocence and the importance of communication and expression of feelings and an education away from extremes as strange as they are dangerous.

Love continues to be the center of all the stories of Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo and perhaps in 'La Mesías' it finds its maximum catharsis in the characters of Enric and Irene standing in a fair for the first time in their lives (a moment that reminded me so much to the pirate ship in 'Primos' by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo).

A remarkable series in many aspects (photography, art direction, soundtrack...) but the great talent of Los Javis lies in the direction of actors, especially in their actresses... the sublime Mother in all her incarnations, Macarena García better than ever, but what they do with the little girls is from another world, incredible everything they have achieved from them.

In short, a series to revisit several times, investigating its multiple layers and readings and which finds its moments of maximum brilliance in its chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Long live the Javis.
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9/10
Is a journey to dark and bright places
tineta93 January 2024
Although it can be very uncomfortable sometimes, and even ennerve you, the series drive you to an overwhelming emotional journey. Very few shows had this impact on me.

The casting and acting are superb, all three actors that portray Enric and Irene in the different ages do an outstanding and are capable to transmit the same energy. The three Mothers are also amazing and give you the creeps at the same time as you feel their atraction and try to understand them.

I want to congratulate the whole team: music photography costumes, everything worked in harmony to create the perfect enrionment to get you deep into the story.
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1/10
Wanted to like it, but couldn't even finish it.
berniegonzalez-681489 December 2023
I had very big expectations for this series as I love what these two geniuses create, unfortunately it wasn't the case this time. Photography and cinematography are on point, sound as usual is impeccable, where it lacks substance is the story itself. Boring, full of clichés, very slow development of the main story at times overwhelming stretch of useless scenes that don't contribute at all with the narrative.

Acting is stellar for most characters with a few exceptions. Lola Dueñas steals the show, unfortunately the same can't be said for some others like Ana Rujas, who replayed the same character of her past show "Cardo".

This time the Javis missed big time creating a piece too ambitious for commercial television.
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4/10
Very long and very boring
jamalax3 December 2023
Long, very long and very boring. It has neither head nor tail, full of clichés and juggernauts flashbacks that makes you get tired tryng following the thread. The actors are neither credible nor do they believe ther acting. As bad and ugly as the group that this serial is supposed to be inspired by, the Flos Mariae, a group of Kischt and "Feista" (ugliness) Romanesque Catholic apostolic singers.

The script and story is a poorly told cocktail of sects, aliens, sexual abuse, drug addiction, pedophiles... .

More than 7 hours that could have been filmed in one hour. A waste of time and until now I have only read one review in the press saying that the serie is very bad, other reviews already predict a lot of awards... anyway...
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