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Julian, 50, divorced and struggling with money, uses a car-sharing app in Madrid. He falls in love with Lorena, a regular passenger, and trouble begins when two strangers join them on the trip. The film was shot at the Hotel Marqués de Riscal. Cast: L'année dernière à Marienbad (1961). Mr.
a car-sharing app to travel to Madrid
Alex de la Iglesia’s black comedy – shot mostly on a Castilian motorway and at the Hotel Marqués de Riscal – is a crazy road movie, well-paced, competently acted and wonderfully funny. Alex de la Iglesia plays the thriller/comedy in his sui-generic style. 50-year-old Julian (Alberto San Juan), divorced and struggling with money, uses “BlaBlaCar”. He falls in love with Lorena (Blanca Suárez), a regular passenger who now wants to use the next trip to confess his feelings to her. But he makes a mistake in choosing the remaining inhabitants, the boring Rodrigo (Ernesto Alterio) and the demanding Sergio (Rubén Cortada).
A confusing road movie combined with a romantic comedy, an ironically pleasant film with bright colors
Their problems begin when two strangers join them on their journey, terrible situations and rare roles with Álex De La Iglesia, with the usual screenwriter Jorge Guerricaechevarrí. Álex de la Iglesia brings us extremely mixed characters, fast dialogues and absurd situations in a luxury car. De la Iglesia returns to the black comedy terrain of his previous works, focusing on the relationship of four unusual characters. It can be very funny and very touching at the same time, so for me it was the perfect combination. This is a unique and entertaining film in which Álex once again presents his unique and visually striking style that takes your breath away.
A crazy road movie that boasts a beautiful and attractive cast
Enjoyable performances from Alberto San Juan as a 50-year-old penniless bachelor who uses an app to share his car, Blanca Suárez as his secret crush, Rubén Cortada as a handsome, free-spirited young man and a special mention goes to Ernesto Alterio who steals the show as a crazy, troubled passenger who causes a dramatic change in the course of events. This darkly humorous picture was competently directed by Álex de la Iglesia, who in his new horror film called ¨The Fear Collection¨ together with his wife, Carolina Bang, in fact, the character played by Alberto San Juan somewhat resembles Álex, because # 39;a divorced man like De La Iglesia, who recently married a woman twenty years younger, Carolina Bang; similar to Blanca Suárez and Alberto San Juan, between whom the difference is indeed 20 years. As usual in the filmography of Álex de la Iglesia, this new entry oscillates between humor, thriller and suspense, in this case in the form of a fun road movie, combined with a romantic comedy, and brings together excellent actors who have worked before. with Basque directors such as Ernesto Alterio and Blanca Suárez in ¨The Bar¨. Alex De La Iglesia is a cool director who has many hits such as: ¨Accion Mutante¨ ¨¨You will die laughing¨ or ¨Muertos De Risa¨ ¨¨Baby Room¨ , ¨Oxford Murders¨ ¨Balada Triste De Una Trompeta¨, ¨Perdita Durango¨, among others.
Acceptable and acceptable
This is without a doubt an exciting and enjoyable film that will be enjoyed by fans of black humor and fans of Álex De Iglesia, the Spanish king of black comedy. Rating: 6/10. Worth watching.