Village Voice
This might be the best performance Salma Hayek has ever given, her quiet, observant reserve eventually giving way to bewilderment and resolve.
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Beatriz at Dinner
In this dramedy of errors, Salma Hayek is Beatriz, a holistic medicine practitioner who attends a dinner party hosted by a wealthy client (Connie Britton) after her car breaks down. The ensuing culture clash sees working class Beatriz go head to head with guests including a wealthy developer (John Lithgow) on issues of race and privilege. Co-stars Chloë Sevigny and Jay Duplass.
"Beatriz (Hayek), an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner in Southern California. Don Strutt (John Lithgow) is a real estate developer whose cutthroat tactics have made him a self-made, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two polar opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same." (Sundance Film Festival)
2017Rating: M, Violence and coarse language82 minsUSA
ComedyFestival & Independent
- Director:
- Miguel Arteta ('The Good Girl', 'Cedar Rapids', 'Youth in Revolt')
- Writer:
- Mike White
- Cast:
- Salma HayekJohn LithgowChloë SevignyConnie BrittonAmy LandeckerJay DuplassDavid WarshofskyJohn Early
Beatriz at Dinner / Reviews
Variety
A small-scale but elegantly deft squirmfest that features a luminous performance by Salma Hayek.
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It's quite something to watch, and watch it you should. Be warned, though, that Beatriz at Dinner is a bit of a bummer. But there's still something cathartic about it.
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Time Out
Together, screenwriter Mike White and his Enlightened director Miguel Arteta have an almost magical way with light-touch verbal sparring, an art that's become lost in today's broad, banter-filled comedies.
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The New York Times
The seriousness of its themes in no way detracts from the delight in watching Ms. Hayek and Mr. Lithgow perform their eccentric, intricate dance.
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Roger Ebert
A loaded but effective piece of inspired artistry, including two sharp performances working from Mike White's tight script.
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Los Angeles Times
This queasily funny and suspenseful movie is more than a smirking exercise in ideological deck stacking, and to praise it for its political relevance would be to understate its subtlety and specificity.
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Hollywood Reporter
A flawed work, too broad and scattershot to skewer its deserving targets with the precision necessary for the task.
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