User Reviews

Not a great movie. But, not entirely bad either. The writing is simplistic. The acting, with what they have, is good. The premise? Done to death. I would give it higher, but the lack of original thought just won't let me.

This movie has a lousy script and lousy direction, reflecting how little effort was put into making this movie.

The script is terrible, the story is very simple, the main conflict does not have much development or why those decisions were made, it could have ended in the first 20 minutes, the plot deals with the subject of depression in a very bad way, it doesn't take it as something serious and makes us think that it can be eliminated with a vacation, as expected, nothing has development, everything happens for no reason and that makes this movie not even interested in its own story. The development of the characters is pathetic, some are very caricatured, others are simply very flat, the female characters are very superficial, the antagonist characters, if they can be called that, do not have a clear motivation to be that way. Part of the story focuses on the profession of the protagonists, which is cooking, and everything that has to do with that part and the dishes they present, is poorly done, they never show us a decent or surprising dish, nor the particular way of doing it. The love interests of the protagonist are super poorly developed and very caricatured, those characters that are the love interests of the protagonists have no development and disappear very suddenly from the story, just as they do not create a great impact on the plot or on the other characters. The comedy is horrible, nothing is funny and everything is very forced, the performances are not natural and are forced, although Adal Ramones seems to be the one who makes the most effort, not only with his acting but also with the atmosphere between the actors, since the lousy direction could not even create a friendly environment between the actors, as well as reflects how little effort this movie was made with.

It's a shame that this type of productions, where they don't make the slightest effort to give us something interesting, continue to exist and continue to be seen by many people, there is definitely nothing to highlight about this film.

Worst movie I have ever start watching. It is not funny at all, the plot is horrible, the production is horrible. Netflix quality just keeps going down. It is so ridiculous bad i cant even write about it here.

This is just a pile of rubbish that was made to fulfill someone's fantasy and misguided belief that they can write good comedies. The acting is so over the top that it makes one cringe just to watch. Could not get beyond 10 minutes of the movie! This is another reason why the streaming platform loses subscribers.

I couldn't watch more than 15 minutes. The comedy is bad and forced, the plot is not interesting at all. I hated the fact that the wife lying to his husband to get a father for her son was to be seen as normal and funny. It's not. Plus the main character is a misogynistic, self-centered guy who's best trait is being "funny" and "likeable" when he's not at all funny.

All women are portrayed as shallow and stupid, like they are just there to please men. All in all a bad movie.

"Cuarentones" is a film promoted as a romantic-comedy, however it is more focused on a dramatic comedy, with funny scenes but not really comical, as far as the drama is well managed and works perfectly with the message of the film: "You can't always win but you can learn from it." The performances are good, highlighting Erick Elías and surprisingly Adal Ramones shows that he has good acting qualities and is not just a comedian. The performances of outstanding actresses such as Martha Ofelia Galindo, Anabel Ferreira and Silvia Mariscal are also appreciated. A good film that without being excellent leaves a good taste in the mouth and a pleasant message.

The movie is ok. It's not the best I've seen but it doesn't deserve such a low rating. I enjoyed listening to spanish and following a light-hearted story (of betrayal, friendship and surprises that life throws at us).