In all honesty the fact that Javier Bardem's character has sex with three beautiful women in this movie (and sometimes with two at once) is not the main reason I went to see it. But I was slightly disappointed to learn upon arriving at the theater that it was only rated PG-13. Anyway I thought it was a very strong film that was extremely well-cast right down to the smallest of roles, except for one. Although I'm not against the use of a narrator in principle, I did find this one a little distracting and overused. Was it really necessary for him to tell us that a guy in Vicky's class was checking her out when he was very clearly executing the clichéd glance across the aisle during a lecture? And would it have been too subtle for the audience if he hadn't constantly been pointing out that large amounts of good Spanish wine were being consumed? As tired as I am of Morgan Freeman voice-overs, at least if he had done it certain scenes wouldn't have reminded me of sex-ed videos in health class. But that issue aside, it's a funny film.
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