Tedium sets in early in director Pablo Larrain’s latest bio. As with his Jackie, Larrain is never rushed in his storytelling and even a manhunt across Chile in the aftermath of World War II verges on inert.
The most famous Communist on Earth, Pablo Neruda, is a persona non grata in his own country and is hunted by Inspector Peluchonneau (Gael García Bernal) from hiding place to hiding place. Neruda is a man unwilling to play by the rules – but the problem is that as played by Luis Gnecco, the poet is not particularly likeable.
Rating: 44%
Director: Pablo Larrain (Jackie, No)
Writer: Guillermo Calderón (The Club, Violeta Went to Heaven), Nazareno Obregón Nieva (I Married a Dumbass)
Main cast: Luis Gnecco (No, Perez), Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries, Amores perros), Mercedes Morán (Avellaneda’s Moon, La ciénaga)
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