The Other Side of the Bed
Sundance Film Series | Release Date: August 29, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
13
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Peppy, funny and sensual. If you have to see any romantic comedy that's not directed by Billy Wilder, or written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, this wouldn't be a bad choice. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid Hughes
The exuberance of the package, coupled with a sexual frankness seldom seen in English language cinema, makes this the most fun foreign film since "Y Tu Mamá También." Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
This isn't the Bollywood blast of color and song or the brassy razzle-dazzle of "Chicago," but a quieter, sweeter approach that works against the chaotic comedy while humanizing the characters. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
Funny and frothy sex comedy from Spain with a very appealing cast -- and mediocre musical numbers. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Sexual doublespeak is everywhere. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A smart, sprightly little movie with beguiling actors and few inhibitions. Though there's nothing startlingly new here, there's a freshness and vigor to the acting, and the crisscrossing love affairs hold your interest. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A satire of contemporary sexual warfare that leaves you smiling but also stung. Read full review
60
VarietyJonathan Holland
A nicely contempo mood, engaging characters energized by solid perfs from a good-looking, high-profile young cast, and genuinely witty scripting are let down only by over-length and some generally turgid tunes. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Too bad it doesn't deserve to fold the bedsheets of Paul Mazursky's L.A. roundelay "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (1969). Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Emilio Martinez-Lazaro fails to provide a consistent tone for his movie, which totters between earnest realism and camp. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Consistently sleek but works best if no more is expected of it than a mild diversion. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Despite a brisk opening and some agreeable (if sloppy) choreography at the very end, I was less than tickled by the premise of David Serrano's script, that the characters lie to and betray one another as naturally as they breathe. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Everyone in The Other Side of the Bed, alas, has the depth of a character in a TV commercial: They're all surface, clothes, hair and attitude, and the men have the obligatory three-day beards. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
While we can agree, for the sake of Iberian-American cinematic friendship, to go along with the whole simplified 1960s swinger premise and ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' choreography, we can also long for the comparatively nuanced 1990s swinger premise of ''Friends.'' Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
A big fluff ball of a sex farce that's so light and flimsy it's a wonder they were able to thread it through the projector. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Even the visions of attractive half-dressed bodies lolling about in various Madrid bedrooms or leaping into spontaneous music videos don't prove compelling for long. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverJean Oppenheimer
The film is smart enough to aim for farce rather than whimsy or reality. The songs are still bland--"I hid the alarm clock," "too much lipstick"--but at least the characters are somewhat entertaining. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
The dancing is dazzling in director Emilio Martínez-Lázaro's The Other Side of the Bed, but the movie itself is a dud. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Lame and inane, but a huge hit in Spain. Read full review
30
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
The Spanish import The Other Side Of The Bed takes a winning idea and drives it directly into the ground. Read full review
30
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
It winds up being tuneless, unfunny and, despite its strenuous efforts, not terribly sexy. Read full review
10
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
If Martínez-Lázaro, as he reiterated at the Miami Film Festival earlier this year, wants to expand the U.S. Spanish-language film market, one hopes he'll aim higher than this. Read full review
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