"Valadez proves herself that she has snap in her formulation, yet IDENTIFYING FEATURES is hindered by a far-fetched coda, designed to shock and awe (there is no logic to connect the actions), but it doesn't sit well with the film's precedent tonality and in particular, Magdalena's fortitude, whom Hernández consistently portrays with profuse sympathy to spare. In the end, Magdalena's effort feels squandered, if evil can simply crop up apropos of nothing, the weight of her journey is dissipated since hitherto locality has been the kernel of Valadez's construct, the disjuncture between style and form is a common contretemps for a new director, it leaves a bathetic feeling, nonetheless, we should still give a shout-out to Valadez for making a statement on her own terms."
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