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.
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New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
Funny and frothy sex comedy from Spain with a very appealing cast -- and mediocre musical numbers.
Consistently sleek but works best if no more is expected of it than a mild diversion.
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Dallas ObserverJean Oppenheimer
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.
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L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
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.
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.