duncansrhodes

I enjoyed the glum Galician atmosphere, the performances of the two leads, their mirrored lives, and some great classroom tension between kids and professors at odds with each other. There are some interesting twists and turns, although I felt a lot of them are revealed in a rather anticlimactic way, that lacked drama. Not all of the scenes and motivations are quite credible, although the menacing theatre of a village where everyone knows everyone is a great device for creating a level of fear and distrust of the authorities that the story needs to keep going. Overall a solid show, one which I will recommend to friends, but I was left with a sense that the story had greater potential than was realised.

Fun and over the top comedy that knows not to take itself seriously. Perfect no-brain-required, pre-bedtime film with plenty of good lines and a few laugh out loud moments.

The story zips along nicely. Can't remember the last time I saw a film that was the proper length (90 mins, not 2.5-3 hours). One extra point just for that.

Not sure why all the 1s out of 10. I'm sure Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is better, but who cares? That was 30+ years ago.