“Bird Box Barcelona”: What do we think of Mario Casas’ new film? | Review | SKIP-Introduction

In December 2018, Netflix released “bird box”, an adaptation of the novel “Blindly”, starring Sandra Bullock. The story about an unknown entity responsible for the death of the population captivated the public and was viewed by more than 45 million subscribers in a week. Now, it wants to repeat that title success Mario Casas On board the ‘spin-off’ which is already available to watch on streaming.

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With two stories on the same topic, it’s hard not to compare them. 2018’s “Bird Box,” directed by Susan Bear, introduced us to a solid Sandra Bullock in the role of Olympia and Tom’s mother, Malory, in a short list revolving around the story of a family trying to find refuge. The face of danger is embedded in this structure that no one can see because it means imminent death.

Five years later, it was the turn of the Spanish actor Mario Casas (“Three meters from the sky”). This time Netflix hired him to act in a ‘spin-off’ film set in the city of Barcelona. Although the story of this film is not directly connected to the film starring Sandra Bullock, it is important to clarify that it creates the same world catastrophe. That’s where the similarities lie.

In “Bird Box Barcelona” Mario Casas gives life to Sebastian, who seems to have the perfect life: a wife, a daughter and a successful company. Until the moment the world is destroyed by invisible ‘creatures’. But the Spaniard is not so confident in the role, which is one of the most adult roles he has played in his career.

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The actor is accompanied by actors from different nationalities, which gives rhythm to the story. There are Spaniards Patrick Criado (“La Casa de Papel”), Lola Duenas (“The Sea Inside”), Alejandra Howard (“El Paramo”) and Gonzalo de Castro (“El Innocento”). But German girl Nyla Schuberth, British Georgina Campbell (“Barbaro”), Mexican Diego Calva (“Babylon”) and Argentine Leonardo Sparaglia (“Wild Tales”).

In “Bird Box Barcelona”, the role played by the protagonist is not far from the original film. Yes, in 2018 we had a mother who cared and was capable of anything to ensure the well-being of her children. Here, at the start of the ‘spin-off’, we see a father doing everything possible to ‘save’ his daughter Anna (Alejandra Howard) in the midst of a global crisis. Soon we will be presented with a ‘twist’ that will add points to the final result.

For those who do not want to see these ‘creatures’, another familiar but at the same time differently presented factor is eye-opening ‘pleasure’. But in Barcelona, ​​the enemy is much closer than we imagine at the beginning of the film.

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The spin-off aims to top what Sandra Bullock accomplished in “Bird Box”… and it falls short of that goal.

Although the plot of “Bird Box Barcelona” is more complete than its predecessor and solves more questions about the actions of the ‘creatures’ that motivate the story, the interpretation of Mario Casas is less weighty and sometimes takes the leading role. Stolen by Georgina Campbell, she sacrifices the life of one of her friends, Claire, in an attempt to escape the onslaught of these ‘mysterious entities’.

Sometimes even the performances of little Anna (Alejandra Howard) and Sophia (Nyla Schubert) are strong on screen because you can hear how heartbreaking their voices are.

The diversity of the actors, as we said before, gave a good twist to the production and as a final result, we were able to get a story that is captivating with the ‘twist’ it has given to the plot we already know, but in the end. This is another derivative tape that doesn’t surpass its predecessor.

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