Got to see this in theaters prior to Netflix's release. I know this film is getting very diverse responses but I liked it.

I have been keeping up with Alejandro González Iñárritu for sometime as he has made some great films in recent times. Films like Amores Perros, Babel, and Biutiful are absolutely amazing. Here, while it does feel a bit overindulgent, I still found it to be unique. The camerawork, production, sound designs and performances from the cast members were all pretty good. Amazing shots throughout the film helps build the scenarios and colorful sets, and the performances did help to add some energy to the characters. The soundtrack is good and there are some strange but interesting or clever dialogue used throughout.

The narrative definitely has quite a lot of interesting concepts and themes explored about politics, existential crisis, and identity throughout. Most of these concepts and themes were well-explored through it's main character and story but admitly, some of the elements were unnecessarily stretched out and does feel a bit sloppy at times. There are some notable terrible audio-dubbing I noticed that really felt out of place. Some of the pacing could use some work. Being one of my most anticipated films, it wasn't as amazing as I hoped for but I still enjoyed it. Overall, it's an interesting watch tho it’s not the best work from Iñárritu.

7/10