★ 7 / 10
(CASTELLANO) Hay algo muy reconocible en Ya era
Marco-Hugo Landeta Vacas
(CASTELLANO) Hay algo muy reconocible en Ya era hora: esa sensación de ir siempre con prisa, de vivir con la cabeza en lo siguiente mientras la vida real pasa…
(CASTELLANO) Hay algo muy reconocible en Ya era hora: esa sensación de ir siempre con prisa, de vivir con la cabeza en lo siguiente mientras la vida real pasa por el rabillo del ojo. La película juega con una idea conocida y nada revolucionaria, pero lo hace con una calidez que termina ganándote. No pretende reinventar nada, y quizá por eso funciona mejor cuando se limita a contar su historia sin grandes alardes.
Es una tragicomedia italiana con moralina, sí, pero también con cierto encanto. El mensaje es claro desde muy pronto y no se esfuerza demasiado en ocultarlo, aunque tampoco resulta especialmente molesto. Hay humor, hay tristeza y hay momentos que, sin ser brillantes, conectan porque hablan de algo muy cotidiano: el tiempo que se nos escapa mientras creemos tenerlo todo bajo control.
Es verdad que la película recuerda mucho a otros relatos similares y que la originalidad no es precisamente su punto fuerte. En algunos tramos se vuelve algo repetitiva y uno puede anticipar hacia dónde va todo. Aun así, tiene buen corazón y una mirada bastante honesta sobre el desgaste personal, el trabajo y las relaciones que se van descuidando casi sin darnos cuenta.
Las interpretaciones cumplen, sin deslumbrar, pero con la naturalidad suficiente para que los personajes resulten cercanos. No hay grandes escenas memorables, pero sí pequeños momentos que funcionan por acumulación, como si la película avanzara más por insistencia emocional que por impacto narrativo.
Al final, Ya era hora es una de esas películas que no dejan huella profunda, pero tampoco molestan. Se ve con agrado, invita a bajar un poco el ritmo y, aunque no descubra nada nuevo, recuerda algo que a veces hace falta escuchar. A veces, con eso, ya es suficiente.
(ENGLISH) There is something very recognizable in Still Time: that feeling of always being in a rush, of living with your mind set on what comes next while real life slips by out of the corner of your eye. The film plays with a familiar idea and is far from revolutionary, but it does so with a warmth that eventually wins you over. It doesn’t try to reinvent anything, and perhaps that’s why it works best when it simply tells its story without big flourishes.
It’s an Italian tragicomedy with a clear moral, yes, but also with a certain charm. The message is evident quite early on and doesn’t make much effort to hide it, although it never becomes especially irritating. There is humor, there is sadness, and there are moments that, without being brilliant, connect because they speak about something very everyday: the time that slips away while we believe we have everything under control.
It’s true that the film strongly recalls other similar stories and that originality is not its strongest point. At times it becomes a bit repetitive, and it’s easy to anticipate where everything is heading. Even so, it has a good heart and a fairly honest look at personal exhaustion, work, and relationships that slowly get neglected almost without us noticing.
The performances do their job, without dazzling, but with enough naturalness for the characters to feel close and recognizable. There are no major unforgettable scenes, but rather small moments that work through accumulation, as if the film moved forward more through emotional insistence than narrative impact.
In the end, Still Time is one of those films that doesn’t leave a deep mark, but doesn’t bother either. It’s an easy, pleasant watch that invites you to slow down a little and, even if it doesn’t discover anything new, reminds you of something that sometimes needs to be said. And sometimes, that is more than enough.
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★ 8 / 10
Beautiful reminder
svetlana-sehtmane
What a remarkable poem on the beauty of here and now and how fragile the fleeting moment is. Funny moments where also quite sad, and vice versa. I felt the…
What a remarkable poem on the beauty of here and now and how fragile the fleeting moment is.
Funny moments where also quite sad, and vice versa. I felt the depth in it and had to pause a few times to let it sink in, especially after the time jumps where the main character couldn't remember what had happened and was bewildered by his actions. The sort of unconscious autopilot we all experience in life, where days go by, seasons change, and if you don't appreciate your days, all you do is get lonelier and more miserable as you blow out the candle on the cake again...
The metaphor is of a "lost time" which we use so much in our daily life, but it's eye-opening to see what could actually happen to your relationships if you focus your attention on the superficial stuff and ignore the ones you love... and who love you too no matter what.
I loved this movie so much, thank you to the creators for this thought-provoking meditation and for showing different stages of a relationship as a couple, but also between friends, parent and child, and colleagues.
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★ 6 / 10
Could have been much better
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If you love Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow, then you would realize that this is like the reverse concept, which is quite cool. Instead of reliving his…
If you love Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow, then you would realize that this is like the reverse concept, which is quite cool. Instead of reliving his life, he was fast forwarding his life and living the exact day of his birthday, only a year ahead.
The thing i really didn't get is why he never bothered telling his wife and best friend about what he was going through. He never even made an attempt, which is incredibly unbelievable and frustrating! Could it be that it's fast forwarding too fast that he can't even talk about it? Maybe for some scenes, yes, but in other birthdays it seems he had the time to explain to Alice what was happening.
Anyway, it ended quite well, similar to how the loop ended in Groundhog Day - that he just needed to learn his lesson. Just sucks though that he lost that many years!
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