| Actors: Salma Hayek, Carmelo Gómez, Fernando Valverde, Alicia Agut, Miguel Ayones Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Love & Romance Studio: Sony Pictures Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic - Closed-captioned,Dubbed,Subtitled DVD Release Date: 09/18/2001 Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2000 Release Year: 2001 Run Time: 1hr 52min Screens: Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: English, Spanish, French |
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  | Living It Up - La Gran Vida Actors: Salma Hayek, Carmelo Gómez, Fernando Valverde, Alicia Agut, Miguel Ayones Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama R 2001 1hr 52min The cunning plot of Living It Up walks a line between a romantic comedy and a con-game thriller (like The Sting or The Spanish Prisoner). As a bus driver named Martin (Carmelo Gomez) stands atop a bridge, about to throw hi... more » |
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Member Movie Reviews Gary J. (gjones) from TROUTDALE, OR Reviewed on 1/14/2012... Neat story, and original as far as I know. Expect Hollywood to steal it at any moment! A bit of a con-job movie, with a dash of romance thrown in. Salma Hayek was yummy, as always, and the male lead was fun to watch. He's no Javier Bardem but he did a credible job, and he certainly didn't detract in any way from my enjoyment of the film. Recommended!
Movie ReviewsHumor underneath a tragic life juj | 09/25/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "Summary: The story is about a simple man who thought life has been unkind to him & therefore decided to end his sufferings. No, it is not a tragic story, but a funny one. What should have been sad & tragic were smoothly passed out by the Director & the characters with light humor. Martin, the main character, was so bent on killing himself that he decided to jump off a bridge only to be derailed by a stranger's offer which he couldn't resist. The deal was for him to loan from the Mafia $100,000,000 to be paid at the end of a week. & since he has no means of paying it, the Mafia would then kill him -- which shouldn't be a problem since he wanted to die in the first place. So, Martin thought, he might as well enjoy a week's life as a millionaire & end it with a bang.But as expected, there would be a twist in the plot, which would make him change his mind & want to live longer. Tension builds on Martin who finally finds love & happiness while the weekend nears & the debt has to be paid. Of course, the ending could be expected to be favorable to complement the rest of the plot.Lesson: Martin personifies all men who are not happy with their lives & who think that ending one's life is the best way to escape reality & hardships. He, Lola & others like them also think that being rich is the answer to all their problems. Just to learn a few lessons along the way.. (1) not to hate life...(2) that money isn't everything & ... (3)that what really makes the world go around is love & happiness." Salma at her best! I want to marry Salma Hayek, por favor. ALFREDO | Los Angeles, CA. | 02/24/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Wow, an amazing performance by he lovely and talented Salma Hayek. The movie is wonderfully directed and the plot is magnificent. America needs to open its eyes and explore more great foreign films like this one by director Anotonio Cuadri."
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