With Antonio Banderas being the lead role, I was looking forward to watching this movie.
He was, however, the part that probably made this movie a huge failure. 90% of this movie is dialogue/narration, and a majority of that is by Banderas. The story itself may have some promise, but it's so difficult to follow because it's impossible to understand what Banderas is saying for most of the movie.
The movie supposedly has witty dialogue and clever punchlines, but because they're delivered by Banderas, you don't understand any of it. You hear "mumble, mutter, accent on wrong word, pause at awkward part of the sentence, mumble" followed by the characters on screen laughing at whatever it was that he just said.
At first, I would go back and rewatch with volume on high to hear what it was that he said, but after the first 30 minutes, I gave up.
Don't waste your time with this movie. You will just give yourself a headache.
He was, however, the part that probably made this movie a huge failure. 90% of this movie is dialogue/narration, and a majority of that is by Banderas. The story itself may have some promise, but it's so difficult to follow because it's impossible to understand what Banderas is saying for most of the movie.
The movie supposedly has witty dialogue and clever punchlines, but because they're delivered by Banderas, you don't understand any of it. You hear "mumble, mutter, accent on wrong word, pause at awkward part of the sentence, mumble" followed by the characters on screen laughing at whatever it was that he just said.
At first, I would go back and rewatch with volume on high to hear what it was that he said, but after the first 30 minutes, I gave up.
Don't waste your time with this movie. You will just give yourself a headache.