3 mariages de trop

I'm not usually a follower of my country's comedy films, but every now and then you get to watch something that slaps you in the face, in the best of ways. This is one of the cases, as you don't expect the gags to be so enormously funny, and I mean "there's-something-about-Mary" kind of funny. The Farrelly brothers could have sign this script without blinking an eye. Javier Ruiz is undoubtedly the most promising comedy director there is in the Spanish movie industry, and the actors he picks are always good choices. Inma Cuesta proves herself to be more than valuable in drama and comedy, and the rest of the cast is almost flawless.

Give this movie a try and forget about the usual bullshit. This is NOT it.

Like the stifled and self-repressed female lobsters she is studying, Ruth is desperate and hopeless in romance. She falls for one dirtbag after another. She seems unwilling or perhaps unable to stand up for herself not only with men, but also with her manipulative boss, cranky coworkers, bossy mom, and even when driving. Ex-boyfriends invite her to their weddings and she goes partly to prove them wrong and party to troll for men. One likable guy encourages her to believe in herself. This unexpected support takes her in a new direction and she is not sure if it is good. This delightful romantic comedy really breaks the mold. It is zany, irreverent and gut-busting, non-stop funny. Ruth (Inma Cuesta) is a riot and so are the other actors. The director claims the film is based on real events. Seen at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival.

Three Many Weddings is another typical Spanish comedy where you can watch people having drugs or having sex. One young scientist lady breaks up with her boyfriend in a nice spot, in the middle of a friend's wedding and in front of everyone. After that, she is focused on her job working for a laboratory. But one day she starts to receive wedding invitations from several former boyfriends, actually three in a row. She decides to assist although she thinks that's not a good idea. For not going alone, she will go with a trainer who is working for her. And then, until the end, it's a potpourri of funny scenes for you to enjoy with a classical Spanish sense of humor.

It was the typical Spanish silly rom-com that usually I don't like. It was a bit funny though, but the transphobic comments ruined it.

I had seen this film on cable last year and thought at that time, that it was OK. But it's appearing again on cable, and I found myself watching it again, and I am not sure why, it's more or less a typical romantic farce. But maybe that's just it; the film knows what it is. What hooked me to watch it a second time was one of the gags near the beginning where the lead actress, Inma Cuesta, is late for work, still has not unpacked her drinking glasses from moving in recently, needs a fast drink of water, so she leans over and drinks from the faucet like a dog. Then, running out the door, knocks over the box that contains the glasses, breaking them. I guess that little joke works because of a combination of good direction, those big goofy glasses she wears, and the actress herself? I mean it's not much, but the film is loaded with scenes like that, that just work, it's just a funny flick period. I had seen Inma Cuesta before in the film "Grupo 7"(which is excellent). She had a minor role in that one, and that was a crime drama, but she played Mario Casa's wife very well in that one. Check out "Tres bodas de más" for some good slapstick romantic comedy........ But then, what woman would actually go to the weddings of three ex boyfriends, all within a month? That premise alone sets the stage for this film.