I am tempted to describe this little farce of sexual manners as "mainstream", although it certainly isn't by Hollywood standards - continental Europe is a different matter. It certainly violates the rule book of romantic comedies US style: the homosexual characters have a more than ornamental role to play, the leads often behave in a less than likeable manner, and the morals our characters adhere to are thoroughly un-American.
So, sounds like a lot of fun, doesn't it? I generally liked it, but there were moments where I would have wanted the film to make a turn towards either something a bit darker and nastier or something more easily enjoyable. Sitting on the fence between these two options did not always work. I also was not happy with the casting of Josiane Balasko as the lesbian who seduces Victoria Abril, mostly for the very simple reason that she lacked sexual appeal to make this believable, but also because her butchness was too visibly a mask.
So, sounds like a lot of fun, doesn't it? I generally liked it, but there were moments where I would have wanted the film to make a turn towards either something a bit darker and nastier or something more easily enjoyable. Sitting on the fence between these two options did not always work. I also was not happy with the casting of Josiane Balasko as the lesbian who seduces Victoria Abril, mostly for the very simple reason that she lacked sexual appeal to make this believable, but also because her butchness was too visibly a mask.