Property (2022) User Reviews

Strong and realistic

[PedroPires90 · 8/10 · 16 September 2023]

• The greatest praise I can give to the film is that it never treats the viewer as dumb. It never seeks to indoctrinate or impose viewpoints.

• In this way - much like what Michel Franco did with New Order - it will certainly offend some who want to hear what makes them feel better. I won't be surprised if someone call this film fascist. It's not. Of course not. Its creator, Daniel Bandeira, despises Bolsonaro and similar clowns, but good cinema/art is supposed to make you uncomfortable and most things are not black or white. 100% good and 100% bad are Hollywood's concepts and divisions.

• Malu Galli in the lead role. What a performance!

• It's a very intense film, where even in its calmest moments, it's giving us something to reflect on, never anything easy.

• The violence is immense. Raw, without embellishments. Just like it will be on the day of the revolution. Which will be televised.

• Impeccable camera movement and unsettling sound effects heighten the heavy atmosphere of anticipation, making it clear that something bad is about to happen.

• The rich and the poor need to start talking. As someone who leans left, I advocate that everything should start with narrowing the ever-widening gap, but above all, there must be communication. The rope will stretch so much that it will break. This film is more predictive than fictional.

A good ideia that needed more

[jururu · 7/10 · 22 April 2024]

Propriedade is a brazilian movie that works mostly in a small scenario - a farm house and entrance. In the story we have two visions of the same story, in these visions you can understand why the characters act in such way. The battle between peasents and farmers tries to expose a long battle what occurs in Brazil, associated with slavery as shown in the movie. Old families that retains lands for centuries, exploiting workers.

This good ideia unfortunately doesn't follow a good direction or photography, that seems to emulate horror movies in some parts. The characteres are poorly worked. We know that the main character has a trauma and the movie works around this, but unfortunately instead of building the tension of being locked, her experience takes less place than the farm workers. This would not be a problem if they were good represented, but what we see is a bunch of clichés, we have too much people in the story. The conflict exist and their story too, but the way of telling this can't be effective if the movie has to run with its time. And also can't be helped by a poor photography, without a construction of the feeling of desperation, anxiety, that the story should have.

Full of sequencial failures and politically tendencious

[diegohvanni · 1/10 · 13 March 2024]

The film suffers from numerous sequential and logical inconsistencies, like the car being wrapped in chains without causing any disturbance, and the main character miraculously losing mobile network access while others around her don't face the same issue. Furthermore, the movie concludes without offering crucial answers, leaving viewers puzzled about the convoy of cars at the end.

Regrettably, the most significant flaw lies in the film's attempt to vilify the property owner, who provides jobs, homes, and sustenance, while seemingly championing the innocence of criminal farm workers associated with the MST-a known organization engaged in land occupation and theft, essentially a terrorist group. This narrative choice not only lacks nuance but also perpetuates a skewed perspective by neglecting the complexities of the situation.

The film's tendency to portray property owners negatively and sympathize with potentially criminal actions may reflect a broader trend in Brazilian cinema. It appears to contribute to a cultural decline where artistic expression often revolves around themes of violence, sexuality, or aligns with a specific political agenda, particularly the leftist perspective. This pattern raises concerns about the industry's ability to present diverse viewpoints and engage audiences in a more balanced and nuanced manner.

Complete nonesence

[adachkix · 2/10 · 7 April 2024]

Weak script, bad acting, Almost everyone in this piece of film acts like lunatic, completely unrealistic scenario nothing in this film works frankly...waste of time. Take your dog and go outside, much better idea. Even the genre is uncertain, not comedy, not a horror, certainly not a thriller, it's a mixture of everything and anything really, but in very bad taste. The only reason for two stars I just gave is scenery, which reminds me a bit of Colombian palm tree landscape, but this is certainly not enough to good score.

I value a lot the Latin cinematography a lot, You can find something fantastic from Mexico, Argentina or even from Brazil, but you can skip this one definitely.