Problemista

Problemista

Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

  • Released: 2023-03-13
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Stars: Julio Torres, Greta Lee, Miles G. Jackson, RZA, Greta Titelman, Bardia Salimi, Isabella Rossellini, Larry Owens, Tilda Swinton, Laith Nakli, Roman Maldonado, Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel, James Scully, Jason Furlani, Paul Cooper, Ruba Thérèse Mansouri, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Mendoza, Eudora Peterson, Charlene Incarnate
  • Director: Julio Torres
 Comments
  • superflykitten - 3 July 2024
    Reminded me of The Sound of Sleep
    I am a fan of Gael Garcia Bernal, so it was a pleasant introduction to the writer and actor that plays the main character. My favorite movie of all time is "Dot The i" so I look forward to seeing more from Julio Torres.

    It really touched on the real struggle to make your place if you have a dream or a pedestaled goal in the current times.

    There were some futuristic projections that also reminded me of the movie Idiocracy. Good thing mountain dew watered produce did not make an appearance.

    Also, we can not lose sight of the true value of what art is or it's wondered assumptions of assignment. Art is beautiful and valuable and subjective. That is the true worth.

    I hope steamers enjoy the movie and feel motivated to consume more art and intent and concept.
  • totallygroovy - 10 April 2024
    guess first review was problematic for this drivel
    The other review i wrote was taken down, so i guess someone can't take the criticism... maybe it wasn't constructive enough :-?

    Why do i need to add my 2 cents? Because it boggles the mind that this has so many positive reviews and a 7.5 rating!?

    The 2 talented actors (Tilda and Isabella) are wasted here to stroke the ego and gives focus to the mediocrity of its "star, writer, director." You want to sympathesize for the central characters (Alejandro) plight of gaining residency through all the legal trappings in the USA but who you ultimately feel sorry for in the end is his mom.

    The question you'll keep asking yourself while watching this is why? Why does Alejandro act that way? Why does Alejandro want to work at Hasbro? Why doesnt Alejandro think of better toy ideas? Why doesnt Alejandro take that paralegal job and help his mom gain US citizenship and explore her creativity instead?

    Problemista tries too hard to be quirky and weird that its just off putting. There's not a single character that you root for in this hogwash.