Most of the time, when a guy proposes to a girl, he has a pretty good idea that she's going to say yes. So when Marcos (Quim Gutierrez) pops the question to Ana, his girlfriend of 8 years, he isn't prepared for her to break up with him instead. Life gets even worse when he gets laid off from his job. Cut loose from his moorings, Marcos turns to internet dating apps and an internet self-help guru to turn his luck around. Meanwhile, he runs into Raquel, (Natalia Tena) a high school acquaintance who once had the hots for him. While Marcos's career is taking off, his dating life remains a shambles. He hooks up with his ex repeatedly, while denying the obvious attraction between himself and Raquel.
I was due to watch something in Spanish, and this fluffy, little rom-com was just the ticket. In most respects, the movie is indistinguishable from pretty much every other spanish-language comedy, including the obligatory gay panic jokes and the well-worn scene where a trans woman outs herself by peeing standing up. What elevates the movie is Natalia Tena, whom you may recognize from “About a Boy” and “Game of Thrones.” She lights up the screen every time she appears, and she drags the other actors up with her. The easy chemistry between Raquel and Marcos makes the movie a delight, as does Raquel's natural laugh. This definitely won't make any movie-of-the-year lists, but it's lots of fun. Me encanta!
3 stars out of 5
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