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A tidbit that most reviewers didn't mentionThe ironies and enjoyability of the use of language has been commented on a bit by several reviewers, but there is one use of language that hasn't been mentioned in other reviews; and which I think deserves some mention, in that it adds to both the comedy and the irony.
In Heaven, which is Paris in Black and White, they speak in French; but Lola sings a song in Portuguese.
In Hell, the corporate machine, they speak British English. Even Gael Garcia Bernal has a bit of a Cockney accent. Understandable, as he studied in England for a time.
On Earth, being set in Spain, they speak Castilian Spanish.
But conspiratorially between the angels of heaven and hell, as well as in the courts where Manny's fate is decided, they speak in Latin. This alone caused both irony and comedic delight for me.
Penelope rules
I consider Penelope Cruz a great actress[and a sexy espanola].Check out this film and see one of Penelope's coolest characters yet!
Also,enjoy the work of many other great talents.Some,unknown, to the american public.
Enjoy!
What Tips The Balance?
Heaven and hell are battling over gaining the one soul that will finally tip the balance of humanity in their favor. Each side sends agents to earth (Victoria Abril and Penelope Cruz) to persuade an aging boxer (Demian Bichir) to small acts of kindness.
Though this plot has been done to death in Hollywood, Don't Tempt Me is anything but hackneyed. It's funny, the characters are developed, and the ideas about good and evil are original-even blasphemous. By the end of the film, no one is free from sin or virtue. Angels contemplate crimes for an ultimate good. Hell's minions cross the line to keep the balance in the universe. God is curiously absent from the mix. Humans and angels seek justice through earthly channels-souls are argued for by horse wigged barristers in courts, the virtuous are sexually seduced and even loved by the devil's henchmen, and problems are solved with guns.
Writer/director Augustin Diaz Yanes' script has some nice touches. Hell's director is the author of The Catcher in the Rye. Paris is heaven. And the head of the International Monetary Fund is hell's bean cruncher.
I'm a big Penelope Cruz fan and wouldn't miss one of her pictures, but Don't Tempt Me has merit independent of Cruz. Recommended.
Don't tempt me
This movie was very entertaining, and the actresses were simply amazing. I was able to enjoy every single minute of it.
Something very different
This whole film is a bit quirky. The premise of a contest between heaven and hell is a bit outlandish. The languages spoken in each place are interesting, and some of the characters are unique. Gael Garcia Bernal gives an outrageous and likable performance as the leader of hell, and Penelope Cruz is very unique as what turns out to be a guy in a female body. Trying to make sense out of what the movie is supposed to mean might make your head spin, but if you don't think too hard, it can be entertaining.
