This is quite the tough movie ... for multiple reasons. Because while it may seem like a romantic (drama) on the surface, it is so much more. And that is because while especially at first it does appear to just go in one direction and you may not entirely believe in what the characters are doing (or not),it does take you someplace else entirely towards the end ... literally.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Almost as ahead of myself as the main male character here - who seems really fixated on that one woman. Could it be he fell in love with her? And what would that mean for or to her? Those things are not always mutual ... but there is not much time to think, because things happen ... and then they don't. And then things are being said ... well I won't say what, but again you have to cut the movie some slack. Suspend your disbelief as they say.
Because this is not just giving us certain perspectives from either gender side (male or female in this case),but also seems to fast forward or at least go to many relationship stages too. Not saying you'll love the movie for doing so ... and I am not sure "love" is something that after watching the movie will be on your mind.
All that aside, this is quite the low budget inspired movie, that will live and die with how much you buy into the main characters and their respective dilemmas ... not all clear from the start ... or maybe they are? You be the judge, no pun intended.
Plot summary
It starts with a guy trying to get a girl he met at a party to like him. She refuses but he doesn't give up and story continues in a long and interesting conversation between them during which he manages to gain her attention.
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Fresh interpretations about a romantic relationship that winds up in unexpected results
It begins with a young, Javier Pereira, attempting to get a beautiful girl , Aura Garrido, he met at a party to like him. As two twenty and some young people share an unlikely meeting. He is a good-looking guy, a seducer who usually falls in love for women, she is a shy and charming girl. At the beginning she refuses but he doesn't give up and he convinces her to join at night and following an overlong and sympathetic conversation between them, during which he arranges to gain her attention , then emerges a mutual attraction. It concerns about talking among protagonists and precipitating to a surprising ending.
It deals with the superficiality of the human relations and the unexpected results. It takes place in a few locations, at a flat and the Madrid night streets. The two protagonists giving awesome acting, while exchange life experiences, philosophies, stakes and jokes in the typical conversational fashion, but things go wrong in the morning after and results in a disastrous conclusion . The film relies heavily on excessive dialog and sometimes monotonous conversation. It starts as a romantic piece in the firts part , it is a light, simple "Getting to know you" comedy , displaying an ordinary love story. While the second one results to be dramatic and unfolds tragical , precipitable happenings , including a disturbing battle of wits .To be said the most breathtaking issue of the film is the extreme contrast between the two different parts of the flick and how the main roles are really involved into changing situations.
It packs a colorful and adequate cinematography by Alejandro de Pablo, Sorogoyen's regular cameraman. And a sensitive and evocative musical score. The motion picture was well directed by Borja Semper and Rodrigo Sorogoyen. Borja is a good writer, producer, director assistant and filmmaker with a few films. While Rodrigo has directed successful Tv series sich as : La pecera de Eva, Fragiles, Vida loca, Impares and notorious films such as : 8 citas, May God save us 2016 with Antonio de la Torre, Javier Pereira, Roberto Alamo ,and El Reino 2018 with Antonio De la Torre, all of them have won various awards and Goyas. And furthermore, a short , Oscar nominated, titled Mother. Rating 7/10. Better than average. Notable film. Well worth seeing.
A tough slog
Both of the leads are annoying as all hell. Would you want to spend any time with them? 88 minutes was more than enough and therein lies the problem. It's really a short film extended. It's repetitious beyond belief.
It's probably a good example for young women not to be fooled by guys like this because they're out there and give the majority of guys who are decent, a bad name. Perhaps the moral of the story is that we all need to take responsibility for our actions. In this case, both the participants. Pity there's nothing to like about either of them.
The idea is there but there's not enough to make a feature out of it.