DrFred Reviews

99.9 (1997)

Disturbing movie

[19 August 1999]

Agustí Villaronga has made another disturbing film about the human nature. This one is nearer to classic horror films, and was Maria Barranco's opportunity to show that she could make more things than comedies. The film has two parts: in the first Villaronga brings us where he wants in his strange story, in the second there are beautiful landscapes (Aguirresarobe is still the best), but lack of fx: it seems that there was not too much money for that.

Failed, but interesting.

El baile del pato (1989)

Great comedy

[8/10 · 19 August 1999]

Very funny film about what happens to Carlos (Antonio Resines) when his wife decides to leave him and start a new life... and they can't because they always meet in the strangest places. Excellent acting, a lot of funny situations... but maybe to 'weird' for a comedy: there are a lot of drugs and 'rare' sexual behaviour in this film. So do not show this to your children.

(Like I did!)

Begin the Beguine (1982)

Maybe it won an oscar...

[19 August 1999]

... but the film is really boring, one of the worst Garci's films (the last one 'The Grandfather' was incredibly good). Garci's is always trying to make us feel depressed and sad, and the way he does is too obvious. I never knew why was it awarded.