The Other Side of the Bed

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2005 Filmcritic.com

Terribly ill-advised, this film combins a sex romp with a musical -- and neither side works very well. A sextet (or so) of Spaniards couple in various combinations. After they've got their rocks off, they espouse absurd theories about JFK, Marilyn Monroe, and the modern world. Then it moves on to song and dance numbers (with some truly awful singing and questionable dancing). This is all meant to be whimsical and not-serious, but it comes off as pathetic and sad. Basically, they forget that in a good sex comedy, the emphasis is on comedy.

Aka El Otro lado de la cama.

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Rating

2.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Emilio Martínez Lázaro
  • Producer: Tomás Cimadevilla, Mohamed Khashoggi, José Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña
  • Screenwriter: David Serrano
  • Stars: Ernesto Alterio, Paz Vega, Guillermo Toledo, Natalia Verbeke, Alberto San Juan, María Esteve
  • MPAA Rating: R