Phenomena is a movie directed by Carlos Therón starringr Belén Rueda, Gracia Olayo and Toni Acosta.
Starting this Friday on Netflix.
Nice within its pretensions, and with the grace of letting us appreciate Belén Rueda in a horror film after having seen her in so many horror films… way more serious than this one.
Very curated in the photography… but in the rest, an entertainment that “goes to the point” and, without leaving its light tone, manages to entertain for a while and be forgotten very quickly.
Movie Review
It will not go down in history, but it leaves a pleasant taste in the mouth, without pretensions, without wanting to be anything other than what it is, without seeking to find the original and, with a tone of self-conscious parody, just aiming at entertaining without looking for absolutely nothing else.
Deeply Spanish, with that humor that succeeds in the Spain that consumes national production that, outside its borders, leaves a taste of localism.
A good industrial product that comes to fatten the catalog of the streaming network without wanting to leave its mark.
A shame for its photography, which is very well achieved. Excellent lighting for a story that, unfortunately, neither wants nor pretends to overcome its tone of light parody.
The dialogues… if they are witty or not, that will be decided by the audience, who may find “pleasant” this story that, precisely, does not go beyond “pleasant” and does not want to be incisive or scathing at any time or even seek the laughter of the public.
There are distinctions that are perhaps too slight, such as the differences between “lazy” and “simple” and, at times, we leave between the lines a more severe criticism.
Perhaps because we find the four protagonists simply charming.
We are not so cruel.
Release Date
April 14, 2023
Where to Watch Phenomena
The Cast
 Belén Rueda / Sagrario |  Antonio Pagudo |
 Lorena López |  Óscar Ortuño |
 Miren Ibarguren |  Iván Massagué |
 Emilio Gutiérrez Caba / Padre Girón |  Toni Acosta / Gloria |
 Gracia Olayo / Paz |