Tengo ganas de ti

When i heard there is the econd paart i was soo freaking happy. But when i wched it i was actually soo disappointed that it was actually sad. I would always watch the first part, but the second one never again!

The first time I saw this movie was on TV...then I watched it 5 times again. Then I created subtitles for this movie on my own, just so I could show it to my friends. In short, I love this movie. Probably the best movie I have ever seen. Can I explain myself objectively and make arguments for why? No. This movie just left such an impression on me that I couldn't forget about it and watched it over and over. The drama, the romance, the acting, the flirting, the sadness...I just felt such an roller-coaster of emotions watching this movie and it hooked me from the first 5 minutes.

I can't recommend it highly enough.

It's really a shame that any romantic drama gets put in the "soap" corner. You can put the cliché tag on almost everything obviously, but when it is shown with actors playing convincing characters as in this one, you should be able to differentiate. I haven't seen the "prequel" either, but the movie still makes sense and is nicely told. And as said, the actors are really good.

You should be aware, than different from US movies with a romantic touch (well most of them obviously, not all of them), you do get to see people having sex in this. Not explicit, but there are naked body parts that you will be exposed to. Why? Because it tries to keep it real and not give you just a romantic version of something that does not exist. Can you handle that?

If the first movie was an awful "rebel without cause" movie, what can you do if the main character is no longer a rebel? This is a redemption film and, to be honest, that kind of stuff gives the chance to introduce a lot of dramatic and cry making content. But this film has a problem that shares with the first movie, and it's that when the film tries to be serious is when it absolutely fails. Not the plot, neither the characters or the story itself have the capacity to make the spectator anything more than a laugh (you will find out yourself doing more than one face palm with some of the scenes of this movies).

The main character starred by Mario Casas is better in this film than in the first one. He has growed up and his personality is deeper. Mario isn't a superb actor, but he has charisma and he tries his best in order to show different sensations and the result is better than I expected.

Continuing with the girls, Clara Lago, a Spanish revelation who can be seen in a lot of movies in this last years has a great chance to show her acting skills with her character, Gin, but, I'm sorry, she doesn't make the cut. She isn't convincing in the most dramatic scenes, and, this is my opinion, she isn't as cute as some people is trying to convince us. Her character isn't believable at all. The other female main character, Babi, starred by Spanish star Maria Valverde is just, OK, average, well done. Maria makes a plain performance, with the automatic pilot enabled, but she's such a star that even without making an effort steals your attention.

In conclusion, this film is OK if you are only trying to watch a Barely entertaining film in which you can find a bit of romance, fight, friendship, adventure... but don't expect anything more. I should recommend it to every Spanish teenager girl who love Mario Casas and still dream with the bad-ass guy that can be changed with their love.

Tengo ganas de ti (I want you) is the follow up film to 3 metros sobre el cielo (3 steps above heaven). H returns home from abroad more mature and while he settles in at his brothers place, he meets up with some of the remaining members of his old crew. He also meets Gin, a young free-spirited bohemian artist who lives with her brother and is very interested in H. H gets a job in a theater as assistant production crew and Gin ends up trying out for the production...just as things heat up between H and G, Babi arrives

Babi introduces a melancholy section to the film when what initially seems like a reunion becomes closure and leads to some devastating events.

The ending was decent, but overall the first film is better. Mario Casas and Clara Lago, have great chemistry as H and Gin and I did prefer their more mature connection, but the overall story between H and Babi was much more epic and film worthy.

I did like this more mature H and I love Mario Casas...but I am going to stick with the first film is better. I can recommend it to those romantics who are looking for closer between H and Babi.

Review is based on watching in it's original Spanish language with English subtitles.