cryfordiamonds
My opinion is this movie is greatly undervalued, judging by the rather miserable rating. Surely it is far from a masterpiece, has no special plot twists and philosophy that goes no deeper than the necessary, but it shows life as it is, and in life everyone has to pay his or her price. And for the record , Elsa Pataky is just gorgeous and she is doing really great play. In fact all of the actors were top level, especially Peter Coyote, who left us some memorable quotes. Good directors job also. I agree that the story is nothing new under the sun, nothing to remarkable on the script, that is why i wont give it the highest possible score. However it is a finished product, a movie that leaves no room for disappointment from my point of view. A deserved 8 from me.
Desertman84
The Spanish movie entitled,DiDi Hollywood is about a woman from Madrid who tries her luck into becoming an actress by coming to the United States.The leading role is played by the gorgeous and supersexy Elsa Pataky together with Peter Coyote,Paul Sculfor and Luis Hacha.Bigas Luna directs the film.Bartender and aspiring actress Diana Diaz,played by Pataky,leaves Spain and her best friend Maria to seek her fortune in Miami.Unfortunately,they get discouraged often frequent casting calls lead to nowhere and her purse eventually runs out. Later arriving in Hollywood and meets agent Michael McLean and sets up a mutually beneficial image-saving relationship between her and gay actor Steve Richards.With the help of some new friends, she discovers that the price of fame is higher than she though after changing her name to "DiDi" in one final shot at stardom.Too bad that the movie is both unconvincing and implausible.Also,Elsa Pataky's portrayal of Diana and eventually DiDi is so bland as the woman with big dreams that viewer would hardly care for her and her journey whether she achieves them or not.Blame it on her acting.Also,the script is simply generic and substandard.BUT one thing is for certain.The male viewers will definitely be delighted with the numerous sex scenes that Pataky is involved in and the exposure of her skin in the movie.I could have given this a low rating but being a male viewer and finding delight in her,I just decided to give it an average rating because of it.LOL
TobyDavid
I thought that they did a remarkably good job with this variation on the theme of "A Star is Born." There are three main ingredients that combined to make this twisted fairy tale believable. First, with only few minor rolls, none of the characters were completely despicable nor completely sympathetic. Second, Elsa Pataky's physical appearance. She always looks appropriate in ways that I would not have thought possible. Most of it is good acting, but there is also skillful makeup and wardrobe.Finally, the sets and locations are impressive and believable. The humorous exception, here, is their rechristening of the Beverly Hills Hotel as the "Everly Hotel". It looks like there should be a "B" hidden behind the foliage. Incidentally, there are a few unexpected twists and turns along the way, as well as few more-or-less predictable "surprises."
Mozjoukine
Disappointingly short on surprises, this Spanish A feature follows the familiar rise to empty fame and glamour trajectory.The Russian GLITZ was a far more imposing take on this subject.Bar maid Pataky rises Hollywood stardom, via some kinky activity which includes being cling wrapped by a rich industrialist. You've got to admire her for running this obstacle course.There's lots of skin, handsome production values, US location shooting and a script that someone should have known wasn't worth all this effort.Why the director of the exceptional CHAMBER MAID OF THE TITANIC would want to make this one needs some explanation.
AD
