This movie is an American classic.  Its the same style as The 40 Year Old Virgin or Old School. Its pretty much just as good.  Nuff said.

Contemplate this thought about this Spanish movie : This is a funny movie trying to be funny. And that I think is good! I kept missing something but maybe I’m just too conditioned American comedies. You’ll sometimes be “huh”? But hey, what the hell. It’s all part of the adventure.

Anyway, this is a pretty funny movie about a salesman who lives the dream of perfect bachelorhood. Then, he accidentally kills his boss. He doesn’t know what to do but his planned cover-up is intercepted by the ugly saleslady who has a crush on him. She then black mails him into becoming her lover and then her husband. So, how does he get out of it and what does it mean about his life?

Not so much a fascinating insight into different worlds that a good foreign flick can be but its Its fun.

WTF! Some really good actors. Really good. Julie Delpi, Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone etc. How could it be so boring? The plot could be made into a somewhat good movie but not in this case.

Bill Murray is somewhat watcheable but not really all that funny. He just sits there thru most of the scenes like a spectator. You might be confused into thinking he’s waiting for someone else to do something interesting.

Julie Delpi is out of the movie before you even settle down. Sharon Stone does not too much as opposed to in Alpha Dog. Did I mention that nobody does anything?

Which begs the question of what the conditions are in which case you’d want to watch this?

Its not a date flick because its not funny, there is not much feel good about it and its boring. So, guaranteed you ain’t getting any after this unless your idea is for some solid sleep.

Whats next. You have time to waste pernaps? Well, it sure is a waste but it would be more wasteful than doing nothing. You’d have more fun singing in the rain.

Wait, I know it. I just thought of two scenarios in which case you’d want to see this.

The first is the situation where you want to disgust and put everyone to sleep. So, if you want to break up a good party, just turn this flick on.

Ok, for option two. Your in jail for life and you think that maybe life outside could be more interesting. Yes! This is the movie to dispel that myth. Life with even the most interesting people is boring.

So, there you have it. Now you know if you should be seeing this movie.

This movie was a real disappointment for me. I’d read the chronicles as a kid and loved them. So much wonderful imagery and such an amazing world. I suppose the religious imagery pretty much flew over my head but it seemed the kids actually had to work for their success.

Not so in the movie. They seem to be along for the ride - almost spectators(irony!). And their acting is just so weak. The little kid has a cute smile but it seems they realized that was all they had so its played over and over again in each scene.

The religious overtones are somewhat nauseating. It did’nt help that I’d read that Lewis had conceived the books as a means of preparing kids for the somewhat gruesome imagery of Jesus on the cross.

And who is this movie for anyway? The book was written for kids. The players in the movie are somewhat dumbed down(tho I think the best kids movies aren’t dumbed down at all) but what about these gruesome battle scenes. All these beautiful animals behaving exactly like humans. Its just nauseating.

There have been so many excellent fantasy epics of late that have been so perfectly done that watching this is just annoying. Unless you are into the big cgi pitched battles, I’d skip this one.