This amusing and wry comedy with humorous happenings that takes place in Madrid, present day, at a waiting room of a known doctor of rare illness. There come a motley group of patients to be treated by a doctor expert on treatments for TOC Trastorno Obsesivo Compulsivo or Obsessive compulsive disorder. They meet at the same time, the reason for a malfunctioning of an office computer run by a secretary. As the misfit patients have been dated the same day.Later on , the secretary informs them that the airplane of the doctor delays from London. Then, one of them suggers share the different obsessions in hoping to heal themselves , as the traumatized patients get together telling their illness, as the personal secrets are disclosed and it results in awry consequences.
A fun and really funny comedy blending humor, chuckles , tongue-in-cheek, entertainment, amusement, a lot of laughs and decent performances. A sour comedy developed in marvelous crescendo, ups and down, until a surprising finale, including an enjoyable twist in the screenplay that I will not reveal . It is well acted, and smartly written. The brilliant original idea is expanded throughout the movie in fits and starts. The tone of the picture is light-hearted as well as moving. The actors give a true tour-of-force playing the offbeat roles. These are the following ones : Paco Leon as Emilio, a taxi driver expert on astronomical mathematical calculation and suffering the Diogenes Syndrome, as piling things and hoarding papers . Oscar Martinez as Federico a mature aspiring to advocate a law who says continuous profanities with Tourette syndrome and showing obscene gestures. Alejandra Jimenez as Blanca a lab worker with obsession for cleaning, who suffers mysophobia or panic to bacteria and virus. Rossi De Palma a mature praying, an extremely religious woman often saying prayers, and suffering disorder verification. Adrian Lastra as Otto, a young who doesn't want touch the floor . Nuria Herrero as Lili, a gym trainer affected by Epalilalia, usually repeating phrases, sentences, quotes and repetitive worlds. At the end appears some cameos by notorious actors as Miguel Rellan, Veronica Forque, Marta Hazas, Daniel Grao.
It packs a lively and catching musical score by Antonio Escobar . As well as a colorful, adequate cinematography by David Omedes, who has photographed important films such as Salvador, Cowards, The mix, Shacky Carmine, A bench in the park, Pepe Guindo, Perdona si te llamo amor, Wave of crimes, A night in Old Mexico, Dark impulse, Hold up, among others. The motion picture was well directed by Vicente Villanueva. He is a good artisan , writer, producer and filmmaker, who has directed shorts as Eres, Heteroxesuales y casados, and a few films such as Lo contrario al amor and Born to win with Alejandra Jimenez and Victoria Abril , being this TOC TOC his greatest hit.
