Torremolinos 73
First Run Features | Release Date: April 15, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
8
Negative:
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90
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
This delicious little period piece from Spanish writer-director Pablo Berger is like one of those really expensive chocolates, where you start out expecting a brief sugar buzz and end up surprised by the sophistication and delicacy of the flavor. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
It's a bawdy farce done with real delicacy, a charming adult comedy that ends up with unlooked-for emotional heft. If that doesn't cover all the bases, it certainly comes close. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Slyly funny. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The result is a highly amusing folly, rendered with a surprisingly gentle affection. Read full review
70
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Such a joyous celebration of sex and filmmaking that viewers will forgive its director for taking time out to enjoy a little of both. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Raunchy without ever devolving into flat-out prurience, Berger's oddly sweet comedy perfectly captures the naivete of the era and the unexpected wholesomeness of some of its adult entertainment. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Possesses a lighthearted quality that makes it rather enjoyable. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Though never unpleasant, thanks largely to Cámara and Peña's warmly convincing performances, Torremolinos 73 only really takes off when it deals with the filmmaking process. Read full review
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Starting out as a wacky little comedy about a mousy Spanish couple who become unwitting porn stars, Torremolinos 73 suddenly morphs, during the third act, into a far more sober and tender story about the lengths to which a man will go to give his wife what she wants. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
Deepened by the socioeconomic undercurrent that suggests the lengths to which workers are forced to prostitute themselves to survive corporate downsizing. Read full review
60
VarietyJonathan Holland
Somewhat wacky tale, based on real events, is kept anchored in reality through attention to detail and by first-rate central perfs. Read full review
60
EmpirePatrick Peters
This is a gentle, camp but nonetheless revealing satire on how a nation circumvented the social strictures imposed upon it by Franco's fading fascist regime. Read full review
50
Village VoiceBen Kenigsberg
Its Saul Bass-y credits suggest an Almodóvarian flamboyance, but this impotent '70s-set comedy mostly skimps on discoteca stylishness. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Has the dubious distinction of being just about the mildest porno comedy ever made. It's like something the teenage Pedro Almodóvar might have written to shock his 10th-grade creative writing teacher. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyKim Morgan
Pablo Berger's subtle satire Torremolinos 73 is almost there. Almost. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Has the slapped-together, cheesy look of a porno movie. While this could be distracting, the shoddiness sets the mood for a humorous spin on the European porn industry circa early 1970s. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
All this and not a glimmer of General Franco makes for a surreal – and sporadically inspired – comedy of Spanish mores back when naughty was nice. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderReece Pendleton
Camara and Peña are perfectly cast as the bewildered couple, and early on Berger gets some laughs from the one-note premise. But the material grows increasingly stale as the film drags on to its unintentionally creepy finale. Read full review
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