THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE
Watchable. At face value it's completely bonkers. Times and realities mix. Jokes aren't really funny, even though based mostly on Spaniards' understanding of English, e.g. "Do you live here? It looks rustic." "No, it's oil, no rusty." The most creative bits are: an elderly woman in a poor little hamlet using a taser and an actor moving the film subtitles aside with his hands. It's all pretty chaotic but there's a method in this madness. The plot hides several issues. The changing position of and views on Muslims cover: terrorists taking hostages, "pagans" persecuted by the Holy Inquisition, Moorish rulers, poor refugees from Morocco living in Spain illegally, suicide bombers dressed up as women in burkas. People humiliating themselves for the money of the rich are impersonated by quite a few characters.
CHARMING
Watchable. For older children. A modern fairy-tale about 3 vain princesses with timers in their... mirrors, a conceited prince thinking his good looks entitle him to being adored by all and his position to being served free as well as a cool-headed thief stealing... his heart. After saving him a few times, that is. All the best bits are in the trailer. The storyline seems makeshift and the film's filled with songs, annoying ones even in their own right. I liked the pun in the store name - Damsel in this Dress - and that's about it.
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