Sunday, August 11, 2013

A Gun In Each Hand

We don't seem to get many Spanish films outside film festivals unless they are directed by Pedro Almodovar. But this one was a big hit in Spain so it gets a release here.
As you know I love films that are largely dialogue driven. People talking about their lives and working through issues. That is essentially what this film entails. It is just a series of scenes of people talking to someone about their love lives and issues they are having. I quite enjoyed these seemingly unrelated scenes. They are very cleverly written as the exposition for each situation is woven so cleverly into the dialogue that you don't really notice it. It is done in a such a natural way. There are a couple of scenes which have some really great twists and turns. This provides much of the film humour as you see these characters struggle with their many relationship issues.
As you can see from the poster these actors are big stars in Spain. I am not overly familiar with any of them but they are still excellent. It is an ensemble film so no one actor stand out. To me they are all equally good and are quite funny in a very realistic way.
An excellent alternative to all the glossy Hollywood romantic comedies you see in cinemas. There's very little action but that does not depreciate its value.

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