Roma Review: 6 Ups & 2 Downs

1. The Slow Pacing Is Occasionally Frustrating

Cuarón adopts a decidedly more sedate pace than he's typically known for, and though Roma's 135-minute runtime doesn't seem terribly indecent, the director's insistently slow crawl is sometimes to the film's overall detriment.

After the fifth time you've watched an interminable slow-pan around a room where precious little is happening, it starts to feel mildly obnoxious, even if you can certainly argue that the filmmaker is simply immersing the audience in this time and place.

Even so, with a few quick trims Roma would absolutely feel tighter and more concise. Moments for pause are great, but several of them end up outstaying their welcome.

And so, with Roma's minor gripes out of the way, here's everything Cuarón and co. knocked out of the park...