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(1992)

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5/10
Typical Spanish comedy of the nineties with crazy situations , entertainment and amusement
ma-cortes11 February 2016
One day, Ana (Verónica Forqué) meets Koro (Maribel Verdú) at a night club , exclusively for women , called ¨El Tren¨ . Both of whom are drunks and they confess themselves their husbands are very boring. Ana's hubby is the perfect husband , he is a prestigious plastic surgeon (Juanjo Puigcorbé) . Koro's husband is a cook who fries tasty stews . Then , Koro proposes and bets Ana to seduce each others husbands . The following morning Ana is regretted and she thinks this was a joke . A bit later on , Ana falls for Koro's husband who is interested in her cooking books . Meanwhile , Ana and Tomas rely their daughter on the next door friend (Fernando Colomo) . Later on , the unexpected events go wrong but things are not always what it seems. As this peculiar quartet become involved into improbable situations.

Bemusing romantic comedy plenty of humor , antics , frolics , embarrassing scenes , and mayhem , but results to be mediocre . First film from expert on comedies Manuel Gómez Pereira and also written by his habitual team of screenwriters : Joaquin Oristrell , Yolanda Garcia Serrano and Juan Luis Iborra who often use amusing situations to give us a regular movie plenty of funny happenings , absurd incidents and many other things ; and that , at least , kept me entertained for the almost half an hour of duration . The film moves in fits and starts most of which would be desirable , with more traps the viewer resists any kind , and some moments of enjoyment and others quite a few disconcerting . As the silly vicissitudes of the starring are so repetitive and the most part results to be rich in absurdities and implausibilities . It is one of the first Spanish comedies in which women are main protagonists and they really take the surprising decisions and twisted initiatives . Rightly enjoyable but middling and fun-filled , milestone comedy which neatly combines humor , mirth , entertaining events and amusement . It achieved a big office success , though was panned by reviewers , receiving awful critiques . The protagonist quartet is passable , though they give exaggerated interpretations . Likable performance by Juanjo Puigcorbé as a wealthy middle-class doctor . Sympathetic acting by Jose Coronado as a cook with no more ambitions and really interested in dishes and foods . The hit of the show is undoubtedly for the fetching Maribel Verdú who gives one of the most enticing screen acting and carrying out some erotic dances . At the same time , Verónica Forqué delivers a decent acting , as ever . Catching musical score by El Congo Belga , playing ¨Merengue music¨ and including the famous ¨Si Tú Me Dices Ven¨. Colorful cinematography with juicy atmosphere by Fernando Arribas , though a correct remastering being necessary .

The motion picture was middlingly written and directed by Manuel Gomez Pereira . He usually writes his films and occasionally for other directors as "What Makes Women Laugh?" by Joaquin Oristell who is also screenwriter and producer ; both of them are ordinary collaborators . Pereira is an expert on comedies as this ¨Rose sauce¨, ¨Why do they call it love when they mean sex ?¨, ¨Mouth to mouth¨ , "All Men Are the Same" , though he also has made some dramas as ¨The hanged man¨ and ¨Between your legs¨ . His latest projects, however, being box office flops as "Off Key" starred by an all-American-star-cast but was a failure both economically and artistically or simply didn't deliver . Hi greatest success was ¨"Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health" , it is Pereira's return to top form , with an intelligent and engaging script and won several Goyas . Nowadays , he directs TV chapters as ¨Gran Reserva¨ and ¨Cheers¨ series . ¨Salsa Rosa¨ or ¨Rose sauce¨rating : 5/10 . Average though acceptable . It will appeal to Spanish cinema buffs .
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6/10
Funny, but not very original comedy
MRBICKLE22 June 2001
Forque, Puigcorbe, Coronado and Verdu carry almost all this very un-original comedy filled with cliches from other movies (and references to Lubitsch, Wilder and the slapstick). The film succeeds because of the actors and the perfectly made timing, that makes SALSA ROSA a funny comedy indeed. I liked the recurrent of joke of Forque and Coronado always getting shut in small rooms (a refrigerator, a sauna,...). Enjoyable and entertaining.
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