d_r_card Found nothing funny at all in this movie. The rich white people are shallow and selfish and make their money by ruining the planet and the lives impacted by their so-called 'developments'.On the other hand, Beatriz is a highly relatable character bewildered by these people.

Bob-562 The premise is pretty obvious (earthy-crunchy Selma vs. rich white pigs), but the movie actually descends from there to its pathetic, pat conclusion. Selma Hayek is earnest in her role, but the part, as written, makes her a symbol rather than a living, breathing character. John Lithgow steals the show, as the Trump-like snake-oil real-estate developer, as he is perfectly spot-on in the film. Lithgow can be quite a hammy bad guy (eg., "Cliffhanger," bad accent & all), but here he is obviously the heavy, though also a human being, unlike Beatriz. The conclusion gives us an obviously out-of-reality experience, as Beatriz follows the protagonist of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" (1899), in taking that long swim at the end. I'm FULLY sympathetic with the filmmakers' intentions, but this is so heavy-handed & totally manipulative, that I think it ranks up there with "The Day After Tomorrow" (i.e., "Two Days Later") as a well-intentioned but profoundly flawed flick.

The_Virtual_Tongue I agree with some of the other reviewers that found this awful. However, I will add that reviewers that use a movie to take a swipe at whatever their opposing political views are, are as idiotic as this movie was. If you want to see a good offbeat film about a ticking time bomb of a dinner guest waiting to go off, maybe try "Krisha". Back to "Beatrice". Paper thin stereotypes of wealthy people who got wealthy by raping and pillaging the land and a very superficial 'new age' type personality (Hayek) who apparently, despite her age of aquarius loving nature, does not apparently know how to comport herself as an invited dinner guest. Even if some of those guests don't necessarily hold the same world view as herself. I mean, No one would act the way she does...unless they were totally psychotic! She didn't come off as a drinking type or pot smoker type. So was that used as some sort of really cheap excuse for her acting how she did? Who wrote this crap??, lol Personally, no matter how much the host begged, I wouldn't accept the invitation to dine at a dinner party...especially business related. Just way too awkward and uncomfortable. However if it was just a normal family dinner, that'd be ok. In short, her whole behavior was absurd. Especially the end. So stupid, lol. The only thing I did get from this movie is how tiny Hayek appears to be.

dante-69329 Definitely not a comedy-drama. More like a personal agenda slate from a writer, producer, director, power broker, or who ever else is responsible for this film. Its more to the taste of a left-leaning liberal elite with a tunnel vision of the world and present society who define some of it as a voracious, vicious jungle where only the wealthy, environmentally shattering and 'devil take the hindmost' sort of people survive at the expense of others and their welfare in general. Its a message movie and should be suspect for its one-sided view. I rented it and got suckered in by its initial hype. Shame on me. Oh well, That's marketing.