They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover and after watching Emilia Pérez, I feel like maybe we should start saying that we shouldn't judge a film by its genre. Written and directed by Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez is a Spanish-language musical starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz. I'm not really a fan of musicals, so I almost didn't watch it. But the thing is that it's not your typical musical. It's anything but typical.
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The film has received much praise and is gathering awards and nominations left and right, but it's the criticism of the film and Selena Gomez's performance in the film by Eugenio Derbez that actually made me watch it. And I'm glad I did, because if ever there was a musical for people who don't like musicals, this would be it. Makes sense since the director himself isn't even a fan of musicals. With all the buzz and criticism surrounding the film, which is expected to get some Oscar nominations, let's talk about everything you need to know about Emilia Pérez.