Directed by:
Javier Ruiz CalderaCinematography:
Arnau Valls ColomerComposer:
Javier RoderoCast:
Rossy de Palma, Quim Gutiérrez, Carlos Areces, Imanol Arias, Alexandra Jiménez, Eduardo Gómez, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Andreu Buenafuente, José Corbacho (more)VOD (1)
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Adolfo (Quim Gutiérrez, The Last Days) is in a rut. Lacking ambition and stuck in a dead-end job, he's dumped by his beautiful girlfriend Katia (Alexandra Jimenez, Witching and Bitching) before discovering that, on top of everything else, he's being targeted by a group of thugs led by recently escaped criminal mastermind Vasquez (Carlos Areces, I'm So Excited!). Soon finding himself cornered and with all seemingly lost, Adolfo is daringly rescued by his long-lost father Anacleto (Imanol Arias, The Liberator), who's not the rural sausage-maker (and absentee dad) Adolfo grew up with but a brilliant secret agent and archenemy of the villainous Vasquez. With the evil mastermind increasing his thirst for vengeance and Katia pulled into his diabolical plans, father and son must overcome their issues in a desperate race against time. Adapted from Manuel Vázquez Gallego's classic Spanish comic strip, director Javier Ruiz Caldera's latest film is a funny, fast-paced sendup of vintage 1960s spy films given a smart, sleek Spanish twist. Sprinkled with starry cameos, Spy Time is a rollicking homage to a classic genre. (Seattle International Film Festival)
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I was expecting crap, but a very pleasant surprise! The Spaniards have not fallen behind the times and also contribute their Bond, which works both in terms of humour (I was rolling on the floor at times) and action. There are some good shootouts, surprisingly good fights, where the main character's son masters martial arts learned from computer games and succeeds! Nice visuals, an easygoing pace, plenty of allusions to American films like the Bourne and Mission Impossible franchises, and the film is even slightly brutal in places, for which I give bonus points. I had a great time, even though the plot is a bit pedestrian, everything else works. 75%
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