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Maria
Full of Grace (2004)
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Director:
Joshua Martson |
COUNTRY
USA/Colombia |
GENRE
Drama |
NORWEGIAN
TITLE
Maria Full of
Grace |
RUNNING
TIME
106
minutes |
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Producer:
Paul S. Mesey |
Screenwriter:
Joshua Martson |
Review
Early on in Joshua Martson feature debut
Maria Full of Grace, there is a wonderfully written and acted
'girl-tells-boy-she's-pregnant'-scene in which the film delves into its
characters and stays on them to get under their skin. It is one of the
best of such scenes I've seen in a long time (and young Wilson Guerrero
is magnificent), but as the film proceeds it unfortunately loses more
and more touch with its characters psychology and motivation. Still,
this is a gripping film. It has a level-headed approach to the issue it
depicts, and Martson directs with a delightful tempo, allowing himself
to be thorough without being tedious. The film delivers the message that
no-one is any worse than the other - and I guess in many respects it has
a point. But Maria is still a fairly trivial mystery even after her
ordeal and suffering. I keep wondering what exactly does she want. She
seems like a girl that doesn't want anybody to care for her. Well, maybe
I won't.
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