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09/23/06
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Queens (aka Reinas) (2006)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:4
Rotten:11
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: It hints at something greater, but ultimately, Queens lacks the substance necessary to set it apart from similarly themed Spanish comedies.
Theatrical Release:Aug 25, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $26,642,475
Synopsis: Director Manuel Gómez Pereira (BETWEEN YOUR LEGS) spins a fictional tale around a pivotal landmark in Spanish history with QUEENS. July 3, 2005 marked the day that gay marriage was legalized in... [More]
Starring: Verónica Forqué, Carmen Maura, Marisa Paredes, Mercedes Sampietro
Director: Manuel Gomez Pereira
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Reviews for Queens (aka Reinas)
1 - 15 (sorted by date)
Top CriticIt feels like [Pereira] just plucked the men themselves from atop a wedding cake and stuck them in his movie, where for the most part they stand decoratively around and watch the women make suds from all this soap.
09/22/06
Top CriticWith what amounts to 20 characters crossing paths, Pereira's job description might seem more traffic cop than director, but he rises to the challenge and adds style and splashy color to boot.
09/15/06
Top CriticSpanish director Manuel Gomez Pereira certainly draws inspiration from his compatriot Pedro Almodovar -- several of the actresses are even Pedro alums -- but the film falls short of Almodovar's usual depth and complexity.
09/08/06
Top CriticUnfortunately for director and co-writer Manuel Gomez Pereira, all the energy in the world isn't enough to compensate for the superfluous plot lines and outrageous overacting that weigh down this bit of warm-hearted Spanish fluff.
09/07/06
Top CriticWe may be deep in Telemundo territory, but that doesn't diminish the glow-in-the-dark charisma of these impressive ladies.
09/07/06
Top CriticPereira goes in for lots of time shifts and split screens, piling on the contrivances like so many costume baubles when a single string of pearls would do.
09/01/06
Top CriticAn ungainly, broadly played comedy.
08/25/06
Top CriticWith five overbearing mothers and six overshadowed gay sons, this Spanish meet-the-parents ensemble farce aims for Almodóvar but falls far short.
08/25/06
Top CriticQueens is distinguished from a hundred other slick screwballers only by virtue of its theme -- the first mass gay wedding in Spain. Otherwise, it's middle-of-the-road formula fare all the way.
08/25/06
Top CriticA dithering but generous Spanish farce, Queens follows the coming nuptials of three gay couples by focusing on their overbearing mothers.
08/25/06
Top Critic[A] frothy, occasionally charming romantic comedy.
08/25/06
Top CriticThere's potential here, but the script is entirely too, shall we say, Hollywood. There's even a dog-poop joke.
08/25/06
Top CriticThe movie has no higher ambition than to please a crowd; the fact that it easily does is proof of the world's heartening capacity for change.
08/25/06
Top CriticA threadbare crazy-quilt of Spanish sex comedies.
08/23/06
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