disgusting, overrated, pointless

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Without the song and dance numbers this would have been a fairly tedious attempt at a romantic comedy. The musical numbers really pulled the entire film together while salvaging what would have been some stupid scenes. The two leading women were gorgeous and did a great job while the two men I just found to be mostly annoying. I loved the fact that all the actors did their own singing. The musical numbers weren't very polished but their cuteness brought the film to life in parts where it was dying. Had these scenes been slicker in their execution and with two better males leads this film would have been a ten.Paz Vega is the hottest woman in the history of cinema.

This movie is very reminiscent of American sit-coms such as Friends, with only minimal character development and some halfway decent comedy, but then someone decided it would be a good idea to make it into a musical.Why, oh why?! Quite apart from the badly-choreographed, fetishised female dancing sequences, the actors can't sing! The songs seem to encroach on the plot rather than aid it, and the fact that the songs are often shot in a different location (with completely different lighting, mise-en-scene etc) from the preceding and following scenes makes the film as a whole seem disjointed.The time spent on the musical numbers would have been better used to provide a little more character development - after all, the film boasts an impressive cast, but sadly their talents are not exploited to their full potential.

Actually, this film is kind of strange. It has a musical side as well as a romantic, comedy and dramatic one. Also, when it intends to be funny, it gets to be, but when it goes down the road to be long and a little bit boring, then gets it with no problem. And it's not because the plot is a maze, I think it's due to a pointless and extended running time and a very light way to approach the subject; my guess is that if it has been shorter, then it would be better by all terms. Being shot in modern times, the musical parts in El otro lado de la cama borrows more from Everyone says I love rather than Moulin rouge!, with the actors and actresses singing -not with very good results- to give a more down to earth and fresh atmosphere; the dialogues ranges from clever and funny to dull (and I think they would work better if you understand spanish a hundred percent), and the acting is just fine, but nothing to stand up for.The plot is about six couples whom interact with each other in some twisted ways. Paula tells his boyfriend Pedro that she doesn't love him anymore and fell for other; then is Pedro going to Javier and Sonia's home, who lives together but they're not married, to tell them that Paula has broken up with him and she's seeing someone else. By the way Javier reacts, you don't have to be a sagacious PI to realize that he is the third in conflict. But Pedro still loves her and is in pain, and swears to beat the crap out of Paula's new boyfriend. Then we get to see Paula and Javier's relationship, then he and some other male friends trying to uplift Pedro's mood at the bar -one of them a womanizer who affirms that "we all are bisexuals at heart"-, and then things start to get complicated, cheating everyone against the other. To complete the palette of characters there's comes a lesbian friend, an annoying girl that Javier tries to match with Pedro, and a weird private investigator who's sure Marylin Monroe and Elvis Presley are still alive. And there's more things and turns to come, but that would be spoilers so I'd better leave'em out because some of them are good. Written it may sound confusing but it is not. The main problem here is that the story gets to be a bit predictable, knowing before hand who's gonna end with who and what is gonna happen, and as I wrote before, it's running length; there are times when you think it's almost over for what we've seen and then, there we go again. But if anything, for a better appreciation of this movie just keep in mind that it only goes after the fun and laughs found in romance, so don't expect anything deep or edgy; and somehow gets them in good shape. If you want to spend like one hour of fun with music and comedy (and brief nudity), then get it; otherwise, if you're looking for contemporary sights on love and other issues a la Woody Allen, then sorry folks, pick another one.

Greetings again from the darkness. What a delightful, odd romp of a film this is! Romantic Comedy is not the full label as the dramatic twists and musical interludes give the film a full body effect. Focusing on the male leads, Javier and Pedro, we are offered a glimpse into the insecurities of men in relationships. Both actors are excellent and Guillermo Toledo is truly remarkable as the hang-dog Pedro who has every reason to experience low self-esteem. Many outright hilarious moments and quite a few poignant ones as well. Paz Vega ("Sex with Lucia") dominates the screen in her scenes and has the female 6th sense to know what is happening even before it does! Let's just say most American filmgoers will struggle a bit with the pace of the film as the musical interludes purposefully keep one off balance. I will say the singing and dancing is comically bad, but I assume it was meant to be. If not, I don't want to know! Definitely one to check out when you are in the mood for something a little different.