Pros: Penelope Cruz is a wonder as Janis, a photographer who gets pregnant later in life. She delivers a brilliant performance. Milena Smit is also great as her teenage counterpart, Ana, surprised at her pregnancy when she's so young and from different circumstances.
Cons: I did have issues with the plot, predicting that the baby girls (Cecelia and Anita) were switched at birth as they both needed to be taken in for observation, noticing that Janis's Cecelia appeared Asian in descent, and then the tragedy of losing Anita (Janis's biological daughter, raised by Ana). I also found the growing relationship between Janis and Ana turning romantic was a step that could have been avoided. Still, while I love a happy ending (Janis is pregnant again), I needed more clarity on if she and Ana were back together. Though the screenplay was clever and solid, I just didn't like where it went necessarily.
Recommend: Maybe
Grade: B+
Side Notes:
-Anita dies of a crib death, aka SIDs, which is rare.
-Though Janis places a call to a lawyer, it is unclear if any repercussions were pursued against the hospital, as they are to blame.
-Though Janis changed her phone number, when called out, she simply gives out her new number freely.
-Ana's relationship with her mother (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon) could have a film in itself.
-Ana is essentially gang-raped, having sex with the first guy freely while the others watched. They then blackmailed her into having sex with them or else the tape would be released. That's just sick.
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