Don't Tempt Me
(2001)
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Don't Tempt Me
(2001)
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| Victoria Abril | ... | ||
| Penélope Cruz | ... | ||
| Demián Bichir | ... | ||
| Fanny Ardant | ... | ||
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Juan Echanove | ... |
Supermarket manager
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| Gael García Bernal | ... |
Davenport
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Emilio Gutiérrez Caba | ... |
Police chief
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Cristina Marcos | ... |
Police officer
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| Gemma Jones | ... | ||
| Bruno Bichir | ... |
Eduardo
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| Elena Anaya | ... | ||
| Peter McDonald | ... |
Henry
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Alicia Sánchez | ... |
Checkout girl
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| Luis Tosar | ... |
Police officer
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| Elsa Pataky | ... |
Waitress in Hell
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A boxer named Manny, battling a potentially life-threatening brain injury, finds his soul to be the object of a metaphysical fight. Two different supernatural agents are sent to win over his soul to their side: one is an angel from a curious version of Heaven, that looks just like a beatific Paris, and in it everyone speaks French; and the other agent is a waitress from Hell, sent to seduce him to spend his eternity in a red-tinted prison where everyone speaks English. Written by Sujit R. Varma
This is quite an enjoyable comedy, tough it probably is not for all cultures. The idea of an outdated, black & white French Heaven and an English speaking hell run by Brits with a sick sense of humor and a corrupt Mexican manager with a Swiss passport is brilliant. The use of Latin as the lingua franca between devils and saints is absolutely comic. Even if the screenplay has some loopholes and flaws, the dialogue was hilarious; the acting, in most cases, very good, and it has some unforgettable characters: like the the corrupt woman cop, capable of punching the devil himself.