The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Ana
Drama · Comedy · 2020
Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.
Movie details
Ana
“A journey of friendship, gangsters and insolvency”
2020 Drama · Comedy 1h 45m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Ana?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Charles McDougall
Written by
Luillo Ruiz · Cris Cole · Charles McDougall · Jorge J. González
Dafne Keen
Ana
Andy Garcia
Rafa
Luna Lauren Vélez
Camila
R
Ramón Franco
Diego
B
Blas Diaz
Miguel
Aris Mejias
Leonor
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Pastor Helen
Court is in session
Put Ana on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.