“It’s Better If Gabriela Doesn’t Die” Review - Mejor es que Gabriela no se muera

The suspicion that soap fans sometimes take their favorite skeins a bit too seriously is played out to baroque lengths in “It’s Better If Gabriela Doesn’t Die,” an intermittently amusing satire on Mexican obsessions and social quirks that overplays its hand. When a cop feels betrayed by the scribe of his cherished telenovela, his rage takes on a semi-comic gravity Paddy Chayefsky would have recognized. Tyro helmer Sergio Umansky and screenwriter Ricardo Hernandez Anzola struggle once they get past the terrific setup, and it’s a shaky bet that satire will translate into decent B.O. in Spanish-language markets.”*

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