La famille parfaite

One of the possibly newest in Netflix was pushed to my TV screen and sounded quite interesting as title I was expecting a rom com movie.

Indeed the story started as a typical rom com but after the half the things changed> while the first part was referred to the proceedings for making the wedding of the groom and bride the second half is focused to the grooms mothers life after she was divorced from her husband for one reason : she had a nice chemistry with the in law !

The story then unfolds on how she restarted her life making her dreams once again realizable . I stop here referring more movie details.

The other part of the story is the difference between rich and poor. She and her husband are from the rich category. They are quite phlegmatic . In contrast the other family are lousy people : wife is very open minded and funny , her husband is less but still a fun man and ther children very lively in contrast to the other family. Totally different cast , the only that makes the pair join is the love and understand the differences . This made the groom family in the start being very negative but resisting very polite this marriage

The other side of the story raised from the grooms mother as we listen is more deep: 'All my life was a disaster to me: For more than 50 years I was a perfect wife I did the prefect wedding and made a perfect family but . Noting did to my life so far ' This was the reason she lived then alone The solution can be found in the story . Enjoy yourself!

Which some may call ... not perfect actually. Having said that, there is a lot of comedy and a lot of actors I have seen in other stuff. So this spanish movie really got a few things going for itself. It has some high points when it comes to dialog and it has an almost ridiculous family dinner scene towards the end - but it all is told and edited in a neat and good way.

The movie, like the relationships of those involved, is anything but perfect. But that is not a bad thing and not something to be too mad about. This is decent family entertainment with a few high points and a lot of drama. Almost as much as there is comedy actually - sometimes the mixture of both is not the best it could be ...

The beginning was promising. It seemed the classical clash of classes with comical situations. Then the movie becomes a complete nonsense with many plotholes. The character Lucía evolves from comical to completely illogical.

In the end, it is more a movie about the evolution of the character of Lucía. The writers tried to disguise the movie as a comedy. However, the result is bad as comedy and bad as a movie about the evolution of Lucía.

My rate is 2, not 1 just because of the acting of José Coronado.

Basically it's an easy comedy, not pretentious, nothing new in the horizon.

The film is supported on typical characters, do we really behave like clowns in real life? Honestly, life could be hard enough to face it every time like a raw storm of conflicts, but is this the best way to explore the plot that they offer?

I respect the acting work and the massive effort that represents filming. Please, pay better to the writers and get better scripts.

Everything is justified, that's for sure. Each character evolves due to a renewed life. What I dislike is the clowny stuff.

Yes, Lucia gets better. Yes, Ernesto gets what he deserves. Bravo, Amparo! More women empowered like you. Kill Miguel, please. Sara and Pablo, I cannot believe your love story.

Anyway, if you like popcorn, bring your bucket.

When the film begins, it seems that it is a comedy about a mother trying to ruin her son's relationship because she didn't like his girlfriend.

The son of a wealthy family falls in love with a girl that lives in a not so good neighborhood. When the son asks his parents to meet his girlfriend and her famiy, the parents realize that the girl isn't what they wish for their beloved son.

But.... the movie is so much more (!!!) than a mother-in-law fighting daughter-in-law parody.

Actually, the movie is not at all about the relationship of the son, rather than the discovery of the inner feelings of the people surrounding the couple, especially the mother.

It is a touching and emotional comedy with funny moments. Definitely worth watching.