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Undercover Wedding Crashers
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Wikipedia article
'Undercover Wedding Crashers' is a 2021 Spanish action comedy film directed by Carlos Thern which stars Julin Lpez, Natalia de Molina, Carlos Librado and Miren Ibarguren, among others. It is an adaptation of the 2013 Italian film 'Song'e Napule'.
Plot
The fiction is set in Cdiz. Sebas, a police agent with musical training, goes undercover as a keyboard player in a flamenco-trap band, Los Lolos, which is about to perform at the wedding of the daughter of an important narco.
Cast
Production
'Undercover Wedding Crashers' is a remake of the 2013 Italian film 'Song'e Napule' by Antonio and Marco Manetti. It was written by Manuel Burque and Josep Gatell. The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, La Pepa Films and La Pepa La Pelcula A.I.E, in association with La Zona Films and Quexito Films. It had the participation of Mediaset Espaa, Movistar+ and Mediterrneo Mediaset Espaa Group and funding from the ICAA.
Filming lasted for seven weeks. Shooting locations included the provinces of Seville and Cdiz.
Release
Initially intended to be theatrically released in Spain on 13 March 2020, the release was postponed to 11 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the shelving of all Telecinco Cinema titles pending for theatrical release. Postponed again, its release was eventually re-scheduled for 24 June 2021.
The film was screened (as part of the festival's official selection but out of the competition) at the Mlaga Spanish Film Festival on 4 June 2021. The film was distributed by Buena Vista International. The release of the movie was extensively teased by Mediaset Espaa in all its television stations (including Euro 2020 matches), to the extent that the reiteration generated online memes about it. The film grossed 3.3 million at the box-office.
Reception
Raquel Hernndez Lujn of 'HobbyConsolas' gave the film a score of 70/100, praising the well played humour and the "sensational" comic talent of the cast. She negatively pointed out that the ending was too cheesy.
Beatriz Martnez of 'El Peridico de Catalunya' gave the film 4 stars out of 5, writing that it had a "good screenplay, good cast and jokes that are not cringeworthy".
Juan Pando of 'Fotogramas' gave the film 4 out of 5 stars. In his view, the screenplay written by Burque and Gatell featured "simple but effective jokes". He pointed out at the predominance of "lighthearted humour", despite the crime themes. He praised the comedy talent and the chemistry of the cast.
Andrea G. Bermejo of 'Cinemana' gave it 4 out of 5 stars, presenting 'Operacin Camarn' as "a film that respects the rich intonations of our (Spanish) geographic diversity with actors who are natives or have mastered the (regional) accents perfectly".
Javier Ocaa of 'El Pas' found his only possible objection towards the film to be that the film was a remake of an Italian title, insofar that circumstance entailed an "evident lack of risk-taking capacity and less creativity". He considered however that the film actually delivered better "rhythm, staging, editing, dialogues, comic timing, tempo and performances" than the original Italian version.
Josu Eguren of 'El Correo' gave the film 2 out of 3 stars, deeming it "refreshing, lively and catchy". He pointed out at the "priceless" bitchy deliveries by Miren Ibarguren, who is claimingaccording to the reviewer"the title of best comedic actress" in Spain.
Awards and nominations
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| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2021 || rowspan = "2" | 34th ASECAN Awards || Best Actress || Natalia de Molina || || rowspan = "2" |
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| Best Original Score || Riki Rivera ||
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| align = "center" rowspan = "9" | 2022 || rowspan = "9" | 1st Carmen Awards || Best Production Supervision || Manuela Ocn || || rowspan = "9" |
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| Best Original Song || Riki Rivera & Violeta Arriaza ||
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| Best Original Score || Riki Rivera ||
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| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Yolanda Pia & Flix Terrero ||
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| rowspan = "2" | Best New Actor || Juanlu Gonzlez ||
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| Xisco Gonzlez ||
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| Best Sound || Dani de Zayas ||
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| Best Supporting Actress || Natalia de Molina ||
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| Best Costume Design || Esther Vaquero ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 2021
References
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