Javier Bardem is Brilliant in Biutiful

Biutiful was released this past Tuesday, bought it myself on blu ray.  Great movie, if you are not familiar with Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu's work, than you are missing out, to be fair however his films are a little heavy dramatically, but they have such an urgent sense of realism.  They way they are written, shot, and acted, they feel like they exist in the real world.  In most movies there is the sense you are watching a movie, in this directors movies that line is almost blurred, and yes they are melodramas but they look and feel tangible, I belive that is his signature, you can see that common realistic quality in every one of his works from Amores Perros to 21 Grams to Babel, and now to Biutiful.  In a way it makes his films a trial to watch, a trial to our emotions, not a trial to get through, they aren't I love those movies.  The highlight of Biutiful is Javier Bardems amazingly shattered performance as a good father/small time criminal who tries his best to do the right think but is tragically held back by the circumstances and world he inhabits, its a great great performance and he deserved all of the accolades he got for the role.  Some of it is hard to watch but i encourage you to at least give it a look see at least once, Biutiful should not be missed.  Also check out his other works.