Frida

it is a fairly middle of the road biopic. it tells the story of frida kahlo's life in broad strokes, but rarely looks into what drives her. often she seems to be taking a backseat in her own life story as the film focuses heavily on diego rivera and then briefly on leon trotsky. there isn't much emphasis on her artwork or its impact, instead looking almost entirely on her sexual relationships, which in my opinion is the less interesting story. salma hayek is more good than great as frida, capturing the look, but not really exploring the motivations or emotions. alfred molina and geoffrey rush... read more