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Chef's Special (2008)
"Fuera de carta" (original title)

 -  Comedy | Romance  -  11 April 2008 (Spain)
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Maxi (Javier Cámara) thinks his life is perfect. He is a famous cook who owns a top hyped restaurant in Chueca (the gay district of Madrid)... See full synopsis »

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Maxi
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Alex
Fernando Tejero ...
Ramiro
Benjamín Vicuña ...
Horacio
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Celia
Luis Varela ...
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Cristina Marcos ...
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Alexandra Jiménez ...
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Junio Valverde ...
Edu
Alejandra Lorenzo ...
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Mariano Peña ...
Álvaro
Fernando Albizu ...
Valero
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Pascal Sánchez
Alberto Jo Lee ...
Dae-Su
Jesús Fuente ...
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Maxi (Javier Cámara) thinks his life is perfect. He is a famous cook who owns a top hyped restaurant in Chueca (the gay district of Madrid)... See full synopsis »

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"Súbete a este tren"
Written by Juan Aguirre and Juanjo Javierre
Performed by Javier Cámara, Lola Dueñas and Fernando Tejero
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Too much anti-gay rhetoric
26 May 2009 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

First, I should say that the movie definitely had some funny, enjoyable scenes. However, the movie was laden with way too many derogatory gay jokes. I was uncomfortable hearing so many bigoted, insulting, ignorant jokes. Many in the audience I was in laughed, but I squirmed at every "joke." Even in the movie's context of perhaps mocking homophobes, it was not necessary to have some many. Could you imagine a movie about African-Americans full of white characters spouting out a constant barrage of jokes about fried chicken and bananas and athletic prowess? And was it necessary for the main character to be such an effeminate stereotype? As for the plot, the director's soap opera experience was obvious; the plot had several wrenching shifts from light humor to attempts at deep seriousness. If you want to see good Spanish humor without the stereotyping and gay-bashing "jokes," I'd suggest Almodovar's many excellent comedies.


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