Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Latest
    • Thank You
    • 4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)
    • 3999. The Pianist (2002)
    • 3998. Philadelphia (1993)
    • 3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    • 3996. The Green Mile (1999)
    • 3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    • 3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Home
    • Blog
      • All Posts
      • Best Of The Year
        • Best Of 2015
        • Best Of 2016
        • Best Of 2017
        • Best Of 2018
        • Best Of 2019
        • Best Of 2020
        • Best Of 2021
        • Best Of 2022
      • The Decade In Review
      • Box Office Analysis
      • James Bond
      • Oscars
      • RANKED
      • Star Wars
      • The Big Questions
      • Top 10
      • World Cinema
    • Ratings
      • Top 250
      • Top 100 Foreign Films
      • Bottom 50
      • 0 – 1.9
      • 2 – 3.9
      • 4 – 5.9
      • 6 – 7.9
      • 8 – 10
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Anthology
      • Animation
      • Christmas
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Documentary
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Film-Noir
      • History
      • Horror
      • Kids’
      • Musical
      • Psychological
      • Romance
      • Sci-Fi
      • Short
      • Silent
      • Sport
      • Superhero
      • Survival
      • Thriller
      • Western
    • Release Year
      • 2020s
      • 2010s
      • 2000s
      • 1990s
      • 1980s
      • 1970s
      • 1960s
      • 1950s
      • 1940s
      • 1930s
      • 1920s
    • Country
      • Afghanistan
      • Argentina
      • Australia
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Brazil
      • Cambodia
      • Canada
      • Chile
      • China
      • Colombia
      • Costa Rica
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • East Timor
      • Faroe Islands
      • Finland
      • France
      • Germany
      • Georgia
      • Greece
      • Hong Kong
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Ireland
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Japan
      • Latvia
      • Lebanon
      • Laos
      • Malaysia
      • Mexico
      • New Zealand
      • Nigeria
      • North Korea
      • Norway
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Philippines
      • Poland
      • Romania
      • Russia
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • South Africa
      • Soviet Union
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • Syria
      • Taiwan
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
      • Uganda
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Uruguay
      • Vietnam
      • Zambia
    • About
    The Mad Movie Man
    You are at:Home»Review»776. Spanish Affair (2014)

    776. Spanish Affair (2014)

    0
    By The Mad Movie Man on December 8, 2014 2014, 6 - 7.9, 90-99 mins, Comedy, Dec 14, Movies Of 2014, Review, Romance, Spain
    6.0 Dull
    • Acting 5.9
    • Directing 6.1
    • Story 6.0
    • User Ratings (0 Votes) 0

    Starring: Clara Lago, Dani Rovira, Carmen Machi

    Director: Emilio Martínez Lázaro

    Running Time: 98 mins


    Spanish Affair (Ocho apellidos vascos) is a Spanish film about an Andalusian man who follows a Basque woman to her home region, where he encounters various cultural differences that make his time there a whole lot crazier.

    Well, I’ve seen that this film is the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time (although in Spain). I think that that contrasted with my lack of interest in this film speaks volumes, effectively showing that the majority of the comedy in this film is based around Spanish cultural in-jokes, which I just didn’t ever get, leading me to get bored and not laugh at all at this film.

    So, the main thing that I have to say about this film is that it’s not for audiences who don’t know anything about Spain (like me). It’s not the fault of the writing here that this isn’t funny, but it’s that it just doesn’t translate well towards my understanding and sense of humour, so that’s why, despite the total lack of laughs from me, this gets a relatively high rating for something that I would have otherwise seen as a very poor comedy.

    Actually, there is one issue with the comedy that I did understand. There’s still a lot of farce and zaniness in this film, and I didn’t even find that funny, and although that might have been down to the fact that my overall lack of laughter put me in a bit of a bad mood, I still think that more could have been done to make this a crazier film.

    To be honest, it’s a tough film to judge on my part. Imagine a Spanish person attempting to watch a film about a Geordie marrying a Scouser, and their two cultures colliding with supposedly hilarious results, it just wouldn’t make any sense, so that’s basically why this film gets a 6.0.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Website
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    The Mad Movie Man, AKA Anthony Cullen, writes articles and reviews about movies and the world of cinema. From January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2022, he watched and reviewed a movie every day. This is the blog dedicated to the project: www.madmovieman.com

    Related Posts

    8.2

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    Follow Me Online!
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Tumblr
    New Releases
    8.2
    December 25, 2022

    3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

    5.6
    December 10, 2022

    3969. Falling For Christmas (2022)

    6.9
    December 4, 2022

    3956. The People We Hate At The Wedding (2022)

    5.4
    December 3, 2022

    3954. Disenchanted (2022)

    7.4
    December 3, 2022

    3953. Meet Cute (2022)

    7.6
    November 23, 2022

    3934. Do Revenge (2022)

    7.0
    November 18, 2022

    3929. The Wonder (2022)

    6.7
    November 13, 2022

    3924. See How They Run (2022)

    Recommended Movies
    8.9
    Review
    April 2, 20130

    108. Django Unchained (2012)

    8.2
    Review
    August 5, 20170

    1846. Williams (2017)

    9.3
    Review
    November 24, 20140

    761. Up (2009)

    8.3
    Review
    March 13, 20140

    486. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

    8.0
    Review
    May 13, 20130

    151. Bridesmaids (2011)

    Popular Posts
    December 31, 2022

    Thank You

    8.2
    December 31, 2022

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8
    December 30, 2022

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2
    December 29, 2022

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    7.5
    December 28, 2022

    3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

    9.1
    December 27, 2022

    3996. The Green Mile (1999)

    7.6
    December 26, 2022

    3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    © 2023 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.