Strange Way of Life
Year: 2023
Genre: Drama, Western, Romance
Studio: El Deseo, Saint Laurent
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Pedro Pascal, Jason Fernández, José Condessa, Daniel Rived, Sara Sálamo
Crew: Pedro Almodóvar (Director), Pedro Almodóvar (Writer), Anthony Vaccarello (Costume Design), Bárbara Peiró (Associate Producer), Diego Pajuelo (Associate Producer), César Pardiñas (Line Producer)

EXT. STRANGE INDEED - DAY Indeed a film worth seeing. Don't take it seriously, as at its core; it's just a lot of fun. I can see Pedro and Ethan having the time of their lives with this short. Think of this film as a more campy Brokeback, where the humour grows on you, like our protagonist's budding love. It would work as a YouTube video. The internet would go wild, especially with the current 'Daddy' love for Pascal. FADE OUT.
Several hundred people turned up at this one-night-only cinema screening and very, very few of us appreciated that is was only going to be half an hour long!! "Silva" (Pedro Pascal) rides half way across the desert to meet up with his old pal "Jake" (Ethan Hawke) who is the local sheriff. It's pretty clear from the get-go that there is a degree of personal baggage between the pair and that the true purpose of the visit is more than to relight old candles and have a good old reminisce... It's OK, this - nothing more. A testament to the drawing power of Almodóvar and Ethan Hawke to watch what is essentially a non-story that tells a little by way of flashback but for the most part just shows us a glimpse of something not especially interesting or unique. Looks good enough but I left a little disappointed and certainly underwhelmed.