jotix100 Unfortunately, this film from Spain is one of the worst ones we have seen lately.What's more: it is not even funny! We are asked to believe that a yuppie couple, Luis and Marta, would even consider stopping to pick up anyone on the road. What happens to them is just a tribute to their own stupidity.Felix, a man serving time in a Spanish prison, has a limited release. His wife, Concha, has planned to get out of the country, thinking they would be better off with some of the money she has kept in Brazil, of all places. Luis and Marta, having their own problems, made a tactical mistake from which they have to pay by helping the older couple, against their better judgment.One can blame Javier Echaniz, who wrote this mess, with the excuse it was his first contribution to the cinema, but Alfonso Arandia, the director does not bring anything new to make the film better. It is a shame because Carmen Maura can do better than the silly woman she was asked to play here.Not having anything better to watch we gambled on watching this film, something that did not pay off. Watch it at your own risk. Sometimes, as it was our case, being abroad, one cannot choose what to see, and this was the result!

jose angel g Crossed this film unexpectedly on TV, and was nicely surprised. On his theatrical release, reviews were very poor, and, I feel, totally unmerited. It's a comedy with a couple of very original turning points, and Carmen Maura does a superb job as the energetic cook that wants to force her man, on a weekend leave from jail, to flee to Brazil with her. He wants to return to jail but she has a thorough plan...that backfires completely in a few minutes. They are forced to improvise. They hijack a rich young couple of a doctor (Eduardo Noriega) and spouse (Natalia Verbecke) and take them in a road trip that begins with hostility and finalizes with a strong understanding among them. Entertaining and well worth watching, Carmen Maura and Natalia Verbeke are in good form, Noriega does a good Job, specially considering he is not too often seen playing comedy, and Jordi Bosch as, Maura's husband is also correct.The production is over the average Spanish stuff, and although the direction is not brilliant, the results are entertaining.

jogrant The story is about a petty criminal in Spain who is given a weekend leave to visit his girlfriend, and takes advantage of it to escape with her. The objective is France, where he has a friend who he thinks can help him, but he has been in prison so long he does not know that there is no longer any border control and so he kidnaps a couple to help him get across to France.The story revolves around the contrast in attitudes between the escapee and his girlfriend and the kidnapped couple, who are upper middle class, snobbish, sexually repressed and unhappy with their own relationship. The storyline is a bit weak but it is entertaining. The acting is rather good all round. Noriega's character is unusual but is indeed believable given his "problem" and emotional immaturity.Worth a video rental if you have an afternoon with nothing else to do...

vivabingcrosby This is a road/Spanish/film not very interesting and poorly directed. There are two great performances: Natalia Verbeke and Carmen Maura. The Eduardo Noriega's character is not credible and the plot not have much sense. 5,5/10.