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6/10
Funny and amusing picture packing twisted relationships , romantic comedy and attractive characters
ma-cortes4 September 2021
¨Tenemos Que Hablar¨ or ¨We Need to Talk¨ with Hugo Silva and Michelle Jenner is a charming and appealing comedy with fine actors that was a success enough at Spanish box office . It is a fun picture dealing with couple relationships , jealousy , lies , family conflicts and many other things . Nuria (Michelle Jenner) is a lovely young girl with a wealthy life, a sweetheart to marry him and a parents who love her , but a problem : she still is married to Jorge . Previously a successful bank CEO, Jorge (Hugo Silva) went bankrupt and nowadays living at a flat along with his ex-chief and friend Lucas (Ernesto Sevilla) . After two years separated, Jorge doesn't forget her , but Nuria in order to get the divorce and get married her incautious Argentinean boyfriend Victor (Ilay Kurelovic) wants to talk him . She suddenly discovers that Jorge has attempted to commit suicide jumping by a window . Feeling responsible of it , though it results to be a false suicide , Nuria talks with her parents Miguel (Oscar Ladoire) and Patricia (Veronica Forque) , according cheat Jorge for believing they aren't divorced . As Miguel and Patricia are actually separated and also bankrupted due to the Jorge's bad business in lousy investments that ruined his parents-in-law . The true problem is what when the lies accumulate , the situations go wrong . An ex is for ever. Get ready for the (worst) better ¡

Screwball style comedy seasoned with diverting scenes , alluring mess , confusion , mayhem , entertainment and professionally directed by David Serrano . Romantic and convincing Spanish comedy with good actors delivering fine interpretations ,enjoyable scenes and nice direction. This is a charming and likable comedy with a lot of incidents in which each time more dangerously out of control , including attractant love stories in which there are twisted messes , as well as the ordinary Spanish clichés . Colorful story of loves and jealousy in which predominates amiable, attracting roles who become embroiled in multiple messes. It has some moments of enjoyment as well as amusement and others quite a few embarrassing . Regular and unbalanced , but gaining the sympathy almost at all times . Agreeable performance from cute Michelle Jenner tries to ask him files for divorce without pain for anybody but things go awry , Hugo Silva as the unfortunate jobless man who liives almost in the ruin , Ernesto Sevilla as the impulsive friend who becomes involved in several problems and special mention for the veterans Oscar Ladoire and Veronica Forquè who stand out as the two intimate parents . Adding other glorious appearances from Roberto Álamo, Ilay Kurelovic and Belén Cuesta .

It displays a catching and sensitive musical score by Julio de la Rosa . As well as a brilliant and glimmering cinematography by Juàn Carlos Gòmez . This motion picture with a great and sympathetic cast was well directed by David Serrano , as no big deal , the flick is acceptable and decent . However , accustomed to the hit smashes of other blockbusters , with this ''Tenemos que hablar'' director Serrano failed to convince this time to critics , however getting success enough at the boxoffice . David Serrano was born in 1975 in Madrid , location in which he often shoots his movies . As David Serrano is a good director and writer , known for ¨Días De Fútbol¨ (2003), ¨El Otro Lado De La Cama¨ (2002) , ¨Una Hora Más En Canarias¨ (2010) , among others . Rating : 6/10 . Acceptable and passable romantic comedy that will appeal to Michelle Jenner and Hugo Silva fans.
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6/10
Regular to weak...
RosanaBotafogo27 August 2021
The idea is good, but the development was a bit forced, the motive futile, unreal, ok, comedy, but the script could be better developed, taken more seriously... Regular to weak...
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4/10
Unlikeable Characters in Tedious Situations
leftbanker-110 September 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Like most romantic comedies these days this film was neither romantic nor a comedy. The entire premise should insult the intelligence of any adult: Fatuous idiot Nuria has to talk with her estranged husband (Jorge) about finally getting a divorce after two years so that she can marry her new boyfriend but she doesn't want to hurt her ex's feelings, especially after he has an accident so she goes through a huge process of having a dinner with her parents—who her ex misses since he split with Nuria and doesn't know that the parents have also split. Does that sound tired and stupid enough as a plot? It gets worse.

Ugh, comedy should have jokes and not just a string of uncomfortable (and stupid) situations. Falling out of a window definitely isn't funny at all…unless he would have died. That would have been hilarious because that is just the way humor works. How about bad jokes about auto-erotica asphyxiation? Actually, they weren't really jokes they just talked about the subject as if that in itself is humor so they could set up a later scene that was just completely stupid and predictable.

I think that this movie started out on the wrong foot by imitating the worst of Hollywood in depicting such a bourgeois group of upper 1% people and money-obsessed cretins (her mother left her father because he was swindled out of all of their money through no fault of his own—what a freaking hag!). She buys a 500€ jamón, champagne, and caviar to impress upon her ex-husband that her folks are doing fine since Jorge ruined them financially. She was going to return it all after the dinner uneaten and then the big joke is that the mother doesn't play along and they dig into it—a long way to go for nothing in the way of humor.

All of the absurd situations the characters find themselves mixed up in were just painful to watch…and not a bit funny.
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1/10
Incalificable
mcaceres-4098030 November 2020
La peor película que he visto nunca, de largo. Aburrida, sin humor y un argumento malo. Vaya pérdida de tiempo.
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8/10
Definitely one of the best Romantic Comedy movies i have watched in the last couple of years ..
Aktham_Tashtush2 July 2016
So I don't usually watch Spanish movies but since i'm learning the language so i was like why not!!

The movie is single-handedly one of the best Rom/Com i'v watched quite a time .. and definitely the best Spanish so far "since it's the first or second one I've ever watched"😁

It has a really strong plot .. started so clear and understandable, the comedy is fresh and easily follow-able and with the element of unpredictability so you won't really be a 100% sure things will go your way.

I do believe The writing was well sculptured and perfected, It's apparent that it is not the first time David Serrano Diego San José have worked together.

The casting was amazing .. i don't know any Spanish actors but man !! those who played the roles of "Jorge, Nuria, Lucas, Yoli, Miguel, Patricia, Pepe and Víctor" were so engaging and funny and their facial expressions in those little romantic moments were sensational .. just a note, the characters names i mentioned above are literally the whole cast 😄😄 meaning the Whole cast were a bunch of funny geniuses.

Overall, this movie is a must watch for those who are non-Spanish only because i know the Spanish have already watched it 😉

Keep it up guys, and sure i'll keep following up your work.
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10/10
Genuinely funny, natural and true
bikaever2 June 2017
Huge fan of Michelle and Hugo, and was excited to see them once again on the screen. Straight away in love with the entire cast. Tenemos que hablar is a beautiful film which is genuinely funny, natural and true in regards with life and relationships. A film you can see multiple times and never be tired of it.
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