I liked this Spanish offering a lot.
The leads were well played, the story was engaging, the premise was right in my wheelhouse, and it was godd and well made.
I suppose I was expecting a few more laughs along the way, and although there were a few amusing moments it didn't exactly raise any belly laughs.
That being said, the performance and the story were more than enough to keep this chugging along. It was filmed in Madrid and many of the streets looked like they were in the Malasana ... which was cool.
I was pleasantly surprised with the ending. Should have seen it coming, I suppose, but I never do so getting Lucia back with her original man and taking a flyer with the unknown quantity seemed perfect - even though for most of the film I really wanted the main couple to work because they seemed so brilliant together.
83/100.
The leads were well played, the story was engaging, the premise was right in my wheelhouse, and it was godd and well made.
I suppose I was expecting a few more laughs along the way, and although there were a few amusing moments it didn't exactly raise any belly laughs.
That being said, the performance and the story were more than enough to keep this chugging along. It was filmed in Madrid and many of the streets looked like they were in the Malasana ... which was cool.
I was pleasantly surprised with the ending. Should have seen it coming, I suppose, but I never do so getting Lucia back with her original man and taking a flyer with the unknown quantity seemed perfect - even though for most of the film I really wanted the main couple to work because they seemed so brilliant together.
83/100.