Movie No. 173 (2013): I'M SO EXCITED
I'm So Excited (2013)
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Javier Camara,Cecilia Roth, Paz Vega
In Spanish, with English subtitles
In this film, a flight from Spain to Mexico faces a serious technical problem more than an hour after takeoff. To keep the passengers from panic, the crew drugged the passengers in the economy class to sleep. But in the business class section and cockpit, something else is happening, while the plane is flying in circles in the skies just above Toledo, in Spain. This as an Almodovar film, so an outrageous comedy can happen even in the most dire circumstances. Put a bisexual pilot, a confused co-pilot, an almost all-gay crew, an assassin, a swindler, an old-maid with psychic powers and who's a self-confessed virgin, an ageing porn star, a two-timing actor, and a newly wed in a cabin, and they'll do things that can only happen in dreams just to ignore their fears.
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Javier Camara,Cecilia Roth, Paz Vega
In Spanish, with English subtitles
In this film, a flight from Spain to Mexico faces a serious technical problem more than an hour after takeoff. To keep the passengers from panic, the crew drugged the passengers in the economy class to sleep. But in the business class section and cockpit, something else is happening, while the plane is flying in circles in the skies just above Toledo, in Spain. This as an Almodovar film, so an outrageous comedy can happen even in the most dire circumstances. Put a bisexual pilot, a confused co-pilot, an almost all-gay crew, an assassin, a swindler, an old-maid with psychic powers and who's a self-confessed virgin, an ageing porn star, a two-timing actor, and a newly wed in a cabin, and they'll do things that can only happen in dreams just to ignore their fears.
The film, as expected is wacky, irreverent, and grotesque. But, in my opinion this film is so inferior compared to other Almodovar films that I saw in the past. Screenplay is horrible. One liners are so forced and pretentious. Production design also fails in that it doesn't give the audience the feel that the goings on in the movie take place on the plane. This actually looks cheap and so slapstick despite its entertainment value.
Rating: 2.0/4.0
Date seen: October 12, 2013
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