Di que sí

I haven't laughed so hard in years. This movie, directed by Juan Calvo, is a fast-paced comedy- upbeat, lively and light. It is pure enjoyment, reminiscent of Hollywood's 50's comedies, like Bringing up Baby and Holiday.

The quirky characters are a joy to watch and listen to. Their speeding dialog is music in itself- silly and clever. The timing of the physical comedy is flawless. Paz Vega is vibrant as a bubbly aspiring actress; Santi Millan quietly matches her intensity as you root for them... This is a "guy-meets-girl-in-a bizarre-situation-caused-by-mix-ups-and-all- hell-breaks-loose" type of movie...It feels like a breath of fresh air to watch a movie simply for stress-free enjoyment. It is perfect for laughing, sharing and relaxing.

Victor is a poor man that, aged 36, still lives with his mother. Estrella wants to be an actress but has any talent. Due to a chain of mistakes, the are made to play in the program "sí al amor" (yes to love!). They hate each other, but the incentive of a great prize convince them to survive living together during one week. Typical love comedy, with all the usual gags that can be seen on this kind of film, but directed with a little of taste and with some actors that have a decent chemistry. The film is bad, of course, but it is pleasant to see (specially if you don't have anything better to do) and cam make you laugh, which is what we demand to those films. It is compulsory to remark the great acting of the humorist Pepe Viyuela that parodies quite well Terminator in a "Spanish Torrentic way", The scenes with him are the best of this film, that, of course, won't go to the history of filming, but it a little funny and pleasant to see. Don't be very strict with it, and watch it with good eyes...

Nobody is expecting a masterpiece of a silly comedy and that's exactly what "Di Que Sí" aims to be. Nothing wrong with that. It's just dumb entertainment and it has to be taken as such. That doesn't mean, of course, that we should swallow everything without criticism. And there are quite a few regarding this movie. The idea of the plot opens some possibilities but I have to say that the makers didn't work them out properly, especially because they didn't seem to have thought out any kind of defined personality for some characters or any form of logic for the plot. It might sound like I would be expecting too much of a silly comedy but it's not so much to ask for a minimal portion of common sense if you are suppose to relate to any of the characters. They just seem to have relayed on the type of traditional dimwitted clichés that would be too old for an Ozores comedy. And, maybe worst of all, Spanish filmmakers seem to be looking too much to Hollywood instead of developing their much better qualities. Such a marvelous actress like Paz Vega made the best out of her part and achieved the most enjoyable moments of the movie, even though she was forced to act like she was from Mars. And poor Santi Millán, also a talented actor, had to cope with a typical nobody-can-be-that-stupid kind of stuff to a point that is really hard to endure. I mean, come on, I know more than one guy, including myself, that would agree to be shot, let alone get money, after having the chance to spend a couple of days with Paz Vega in a beach resort and there is no discernible reason for anybody to act otherwise, unless you are making a silly comedy. The plot twists in this movie are presided by idiocy and at a certain point you don't care anymore. The only one I wanted to survive was Paz Vega, but just to have the chance to see her again. In a better movie.

That simple comedy that surprises me with simplicity and joy, makes our heart warm, despite all the cliché, all the exaggeration, of these silly romantic comedies, but captivating and adorable...

Terrible movie, absolutely awful! With a script that's just plain stupid and a clueless directing, the whole point of the film is silly. The characters are flaw, stereotyped and predictable; they act and evolve for no justified reason. Under these circumstances, even the good work put up by Paz Vega -great as usual in a character not so far from her usual roles- can't avoid the sinking of the ship. On the contrary, her partner Santi Millán becomes as clueless as the director; and it's even painful to watch a good slapstick comedian as Pepe Viyuela in such a stupid character. Mix all that in a story filled in with product placement and obnoxious commercials, and what do you get? 2/10, being generous. A comedy without even a good joke during all the movie? Definitely one NOT worth watching.