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Hilarious film about one of the greatest cartoonists who have been in this country. Vazquez was indeed a genius, though I will not fit into the temptation of a fan or some scholars say that the cartoon was the best Spanish comic artist, because it is a statement that means nothing. What do I have clear is that had the most grace. Especially during his last period, when he worked for Glénat wildest doing comics and generally for adults.
It was not until I read these stories and an interview I learned that the artist was really a defaulter as depicted in the cartoons and not only that, but also was a whoremonger and some scoundrel. Regardless of what one may think about the morality of these issues also always gave signs of being a nice guy and inspired by their answers.
The film by Oscar Aibar could create some suspicion by being led by someone from the less erratic career, starring an actor somewhat limited and blatantly commercial as Santiago Segura. Fear dissipates quickly to see the movie, Segura is gorgeous and I'm with Bootes, but does Vazquez de Torrente. Torrente is a character with less virtue, yet, the protagonist of this film, and with less wit and sympathy. Seconded Enrique Segura and Alex Angulo Villén doing some excellent performances, especially the latter, surprising in a role that is rarely used (usually it's up to the good guy).
It is said that does not work as comedy or drama should be. I think it works well as comedy in the first two thirds and includes enough drama in the past, although the pace down a little-not much-recovering in a great and moving epilogue that makes you leave the cinema with a smile on mouth. I also love "American Splendor", and I think this movie owes much to that, but I feel good that there is more humor here, as this man did comics humor and Harvey Pekar not.
Also the movie is a romantic view on the character from admiration, like most biopics, but I do not only dedicated to exalt. Rather, it presents the conflict between being a "good man" (a term that deeply hated Vazquez) or be a playboy, and presents the positive and negative consequences of both ways of seeing life.
In short, is a remarkable film. May fall into some excess (music, sound effects too caricatured certain times), but overall is a dynamic comedy, light without being entirely superficial, original, well acted and set, and, above all, a fitting tribute to a author does not adequately recognized.
Finally, I wanted to record something that has bothered me about this movie. It turns out that a guy with criteria bother to write a script rather than breaded, a producer spends his good hard to give a generous technical bill and hire one of the few Spanish actors with real charisma. Choosing a genuinely indigenous history and counted in a friendly, finding the right tone and without screwing up with the usual anachronisms, bothering to capture the mindset of the time. In other words, the kind of film we need to do, appealing to the public, with high quality and fully own idiosyncrasies.
5/10
