ma-cortes Amusing Spanish comedy in which four peculiar characters played by good actors become involved into improbable situations . Funny and bemusing comedy with brief touches of sex and full of entertainment , humor and sheer amusement . It deals with two fifty-years-old men , a middle-aged inmate named Felix (Jordi Bosch) , and Concha (Carmen Maura) who does as the energetic cook , now without employment , that wants to force her man on a weekend leave from prison to escape to Brazil with her . The two born-losers on the brink of despair , both of whom are caught up in trouble when their car crashes . Then a yuppie couple , Luis (Eduardo Noriega) and Marta (Natalia Verbeke) , stopping to pick them up on the road . In their vicissitude , the dropouts will be accompanied by the strange marriage as Luis suffers from illness apprehensions . In pursuing its objective the losers will face several misfortunes , mishaps who do not seem willing to Concha and and Felix are off the hook . Meanwhile , the motley group travels across Northern Spanish throughout Pais Vasco until Fuenterrabia , being their aim to arrive France and ulteriorly Brazil .This action comedy contains lots of humor , road movie , entertainment and amusement . 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 embarrassing . The journey of the protagonists is so repetitive and the most part results to be rich in absurdities and implausibilities . Sympathetic performances from Carmen Maura as an obstinate ex-cook who has planned to get out of the country along with his sweetheart well performed by Jordi Bosch , Eduardo Noriega as an apprehensive financier and gorgeous Natalie Verveke as a likable medic . Agreeable support cast gives nice acting as Ramon Barea and Aitor Mazo ; furthermore brief cameo by singer Mikel Erentxun as a driver . Colorful photography with juicy atmosphere by Kiko De La Rica , Alex De La Iglesia's usual, deemed to be one of the best Spanish cameraman . Lively and atmospheric musical score by Lucio Godoy , he is a good musician who has composed superb jobs as Blackthorn , Girasoles Ciegos , Mataharis , Cachorro , among others . The motion picture was professionally directed by Alfonso Arandia , being his second and last film , though has realized several TV episodes for known series such as Los Protegidos , Gavilanes , El Comisario , Chica de Ayer , Sin Tetas No hay Paraiso , among others . Rating : Acceptable and passable . The picture will appeal to Eduardo Noriega and Carmen Maura fans .

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!

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.