Blanca Suárez : Ruth (je craaaque !!)
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Better than Expected
Author: legalearthangel
7 August 2013
The trailer does not look very promising. In fact the trailer looks cliché and kinda stupid. I went to see it because I'm familiar with Almodovar's other works. I love that most if not all of his movies have strong female characters. I also went because i'll just about anything with gay characters and I have not interest in seeing most of the crap that comes out during the summer.
I had to write a review after seeing all of the other bad reviews. This movie does not have some great underlining meaning and will not change your life. However, it is excellent for what it is: a comedy. That is not to say its completely void of any depth. No, once again Almodovar proves he is the man for character development.
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Intriguing Combination of Farce and Existentialism
Author: l_rawjalaurence from London
25 December 2013
At one level I'M SO EXCITED is very reminiscent of AIRPLANE! (1980) and AIRPLANE 2 (1982) in the way director Pedro Almodovar parodies the conventions and plots characteristic of disaster movies. The stereotypes are all there: the bisexual pilots, gay male cabin staff, compliant female staff, and a rogues' gallery of passengers including a Queen of S&M, a professional killer, a tycoon on the run after a financial scandal, and a young couple celebrating their honeymoon both physically and emotionally. Many of the jokes are crude as well as sexist; in this world gender roles are clearly (and it seems immutably) defined, with males reasserting their authority, both physical as well as sexual.
If they fail to achieve this, then drugs will help them achieve their ends. At another level, however, Almodovar asks us to reflect beyond the superficialities of the jokes and consider how we cope with any situation in which there appears to be no way out. Do we just accept it with stoical endeavor, or make light of it? In the case of the protagonists in I'M NO EXCITED, the latter option seems more appropriate - at least they will try to obtain momentary pleasure (even if it is only visceral pleasure) as they progress inexorably towards their doom.
Although the story ends happily, we should nonetheless use our experience of the film to reflect on our own behavior. Technically speaking, Almdovar's touch is as sure as ever as he crams a profusion of material into the film's short (90 minute) running-time, while ensuring that we never lose sight of any the characters involved.
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