12-03-2019, 09:18 AM
One of those movies that is bizarrely charming. I was smiling through large portions of it. At times it seems flawless in its mood and progression. At others, especially late, it feels like the directors didn't shoot enough footage to maintain that flow -- so it has little gaps and glitches and a couple slow spots. But this bit of sputtering doesn't harm the overall presentation too much.
Diamantino is Portugal's greatest soccer player. Soccer is all he's ever done, so he's slow-witted in other ways. Coming up on the World Cup finals, he has an epiphany, which wreaks havoc with his life and all those around him. Lots of strange elements enter the picture, from spies to genetic experimentation to mistaken identities to femme fatale twin sisters...
To poms. Only they're not poms, though early reviews called them that. They're pekingese, I'm pretty sure. But they're puppies, okay, and roughly the same thing.
HP factor 4. Okay probably not, but I've always wanted to say that. So sue me.
Oh, there are swordfights...
Diamantino is Portugal's greatest soccer player. Soccer is all he's ever done, so he's slow-witted in other ways. Coming up on the World Cup finals, he has an epiphany, which wreaks havoc with his life and all those around him. Lots of strange elements enter the picture, from spies to genetic experimentation to mistaken identities to femme fatale twin sisters...
To poms. Only they're not poms, though early reviews called them that. They're pekingese, I'm pretty sure. But they're puppies, okay, and roughly the same thing.
HP factor 4. Okay probably not, but I've always wanted to say that. So sue me.
Oh, there are swordfights...