Summarize the following movie reviews:

1. Bardem's subtle, passionate performance is nothing less than perfection, combining his character's contradictions with grace and clarity
2. "Biutiful," built around an immense performance by Javier Bardem, is yet another, albeit sparer, Iырrritu gloom-fest.
3. Biutiful is one of those rare films that is so gorgeous and so splendidly acted that you are tempted to overlook the fact that it is not even close to a great film.
4. Watching Bardem occupy, embrace and ultimately own a multifaceted role like the one he plays in "Biutiful" is a rare treat, and an absolute joy.
5. If there existed an award for pointless, dreary and depressing movies, Biutiful would sweep the board.
6. There's something liberating about Gonzalez Inarritu's hubris -- his insistence on treating his characters the way God treated Job or Jesus rather than downscaling his ambitions to fit the mumblecore-influenced context of the current 'art' film landscape.
7. Biutiful blesses you with the opportunity to see soul exposed, courtesy of Bardem's performance...
8. Biutiful is a love story about the bonds of parenthood with pinpoints of redemptive light amid the darkness.
9. Boasts quality of acting and an overall intensity level that make up for a lot of narrative shortcomings.
10. What Iырrritu gives us is not a beautiful world or an amazing world. It is simply the world, and therefore, by definition, beautiful and amazing - and painful, awful and mysterious.

Summary:
Javier Bardem's searing performance helps to elevate Biutiful, as does Alejandro Gonzαlez Iραrritu's craftsmanship, but the film often lapses into contrivance and grimness.