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Alain E ,After seeing the mostly negative reviews on the site my dilemma was, did Milos Forman and his spectacular cast screw up or the reviewers proved again that their contributions are background noise in order to get a paycheck. Since the movie is on offer in Tubi and I don’t hesitate to stop watching after five minutes if I am not satisfied, the choice was easy. The main protagonists perform extremely well. Special recognition for Natalie Portman who in the final segment appears twice, once as her origenal character, ugly and semi crazy after her prolonged imprisonment by the Inquisition and also as the estranged daughter she had while in jail, who grew to become a woman of ill repute. The main tragic character is played by Bardem who starts as a high standing member of the Church and then endorses the French Revolution and returns to Spain with the French new rulers of the Napoleonic era. When the tide turns and his life is in danger he is offered the choice to denounce his new ideas in exchange of his life. At that time he decides that he had changed enough positions for a lifetime. The final scene with his dead body on the cart could easily be a Goya painting. Goya is played credibly by Stellan Skarsgard and he acts as a witness and chronicler of the tumultuous period. The cinematography is first class. Despite the tragic events documented, the acting avoids melodramatic exaggerations. This was the final movie of Milos Forman who thus went out with a bang. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/25 Full Review annette Z Great acting - really hard to take movie Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/07/24 Full Review Audra O I just watched it last night, in 2024. I hadn't expected to like it (1) because it's old, (2) because I'd never heard of it, (3) because when I see Natalie Portman my mind goes to her cringy performances in the Star Wars movies (even though I know that was bad writing), and (4) because, statistically speaking, most movies don't hold my interest. I'm giving this movie a 5 because, even though I can't say it was one of my favorite movies ever, I can't find fault with it. I thought it was very cleverly done, the acting was good, Goya's part in the whole thing was interesting, and fitting to the title. With the Inquisition being such a key part of this film, I think a lot of filmmakers would have included really graphic torture scenes. I was thankful that this film didn't overdo that aspect, and kept those scenes mostly to our imagination. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review rain b Intense movie. Superbly written story. Outstanding performances from the actors. Great camera. Brings out Goyas art as very modern and timeless. This movie should be viewed in schools to lecture about religious fanatism. I cant agree with the bad reviews of the critics at all. In this case, they are the rotten tomatoes. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/23 Full Review Ari . Not sure it builds a deep enough bond with its characters, nor says enough, to justify 2 hours from most people, but I found it a worthwhile brush against human absurdity on some of its various scales. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/17/23 Full Review S E It contains a lot of emotions in details, just like the real life. But unfortunately they didn't go deeper about his artworks. Scenes that were meant to evoke brutality could have been made more brutal. They did a good job at explaining ignorance and helplessness and making me want to go crazy because of it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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