Just perfect...

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Lila2 Out Of 5Lila is a character driven short film about a girl whose imagination outgrows the reality that surrounds her. Never had I ever imagined for a short feature to be over-stretched and be short on the material that it walks on. Prior to that, the friction on the road, is the execution, which is immature and a bit shallow to let the audience sink in. The concept has potential and piques the interest of the viewers within first moments, but then latter, the enthusiasm fades out and gets stultifyingly dull in its second act. Neither does it, go loud in order to be impressive nor mature enough to breed the crisp out of it. The camera work is amazing, it is shot beautifully with stunning animations that brings out the colors well enough to please and lure the audience and keep them tangled. The writer-director Carlos Luscano's vision is appreciative but shallow and impenetrable with a performance that fails to deliver due to one-dimensional writing. Lila is an exaggeration that fired back, the metaphor that isn't glorifying enough, the film that isn't easy enough, the characters that aren't pragmatic enough.

"Lila" is a 2014 short film and the most recent credit by writer and director Carlos Lascano from Argentina. However, there is no spoken language in here, so you won't need subtitles. All you here from start to finish with this one is the music and it fits nicely in terms of tone and atmosphere in the film. This is the story of the young woman mentioned in the title (Played by Alma García), who manages to change people's lives somehow with her drawing. She brings happiness to them, but also longing or just fun or somewhat entertaining moments at least. It is as much fun for the audience to watch as it is for Lila. The film is probably 90% live action and 10% animation, so I find it a bit surprising that (according to IMDb) its only awards recognition came from an awards body that focuses on animated (short) films. Oh well, better there than nowhere I guess. I was well-entertained here from start to finish. If there is any criticism, then perhaps that the part about Lila's own life at the very end was not on par with everything before that and it's also a bit of a drastic change because suddenly it is all about the animation there. Anyway, it is nothing bad or anything either and it certainly does not hurt the film as a whole. I must say that the movie definitely reminded me a bit of Amélie meets Almodovar at times. As a whole, the approach and the creative simplicity of it all are working nicely. I recommend the watch. A very chill film too I must say and it lets me hope that Lascano will make more films in the future. The talent here is certainly visible.

Just one more example that you don't need to spend millions to make a true meaningful masterpiece! Of all the fancy high budget films with big name actors it's nice to finally discover a diamond in the rough! I highly recommend this to those of you who haven't completely lost your ability to feel and imagination to escape from a cold, competitive, and confusing world.

What a wonderful short film. The compassion of creation is manifested and captured in the expression of Alma's enchanting eyes, which seem to change colour and character from one scene to the next. This is a short film, with a simple message so filling the requisite 10 lines will be difficult. The message is simple: Art matters. It can touch you in sublime ways. I found myself gasping at the change of scene, going from a whimsical animation to the embodiment of Divine Feminine as it cuts to the mirror playfulness expressed in a closeup of her eyes.. those eyes, curling and darting with surprise, love, wonder, flirtation, joy, contentment. l'arte dell'amore. Well done.