La Noche qui mi Madre mato mi Padre(The Night my Mother killed my Father)

Pelikula: Spanish Film Festival

Cinema 1, Greenbelt 3

This comedy which unfolds during 'business' dinner has all the right elements of a good film where situational humor is used instead of slapstick or silly antics from its characters.

An actress past her prime plan is to convince a popular Argentinian actor to be part of a new project. Her scriptwriter boyfriend and his ex-wife who is a producer is also part of the dinner ensemble. When the actress's ex-husband shows up with his new girlfriend, things spiral out of control and her play is interrupted. Or was it really a ploy and part of her plan? All sorts of twists and turns develop and it is these situations which really add sparkle to this comedy.

The cast of veteran Spanish actors, all perform really well. Their combined acting skills do contribute to a successful comedic romp with a 'modern family' type of setting. It is mostly dialogue driven, the plot moves at a fast pace and then slowly eases down to a believable conclusion. This comedy could have easily gone wrong with too much hysterics but thankfully it didn't!