Very funny and very knowing film regarding the ins and outs of two couples' affairs, complicated further by those of some others. A bit of a Woody Allen movie with songs. Songs! Yes indeed, and the surprising bursts of musical numbers are not entirely unwelcome and are very well done with excellent dancing but they undoubtedly slow the film a little. Otherwise a near perfect film, in that it surely achieves just what it sets out to do. We are presented with some pretty well developed male characters, some gorgeous ladies; a lot of angst is mixed in and then some bravado and some spice. It's infectious, amusing, clever and always watchable. Says a lot, particularly about the male, in fairly short time and has us smiling throughout and laughing out loud more than once.

I was frankly getting a little bored even of World Cinema until I happened upon this little gem. It's everything Dennis Potter's (r.i.p) Singing Detective could/should have been but wasn't.As you'll appreciate from that summary, it has acting and singing - but don't let that put you off - PLEASE don't let that put you off. I hate musicals myself but this is FANTASTIC. Witty, wry, sexy - the lot.If you don't learn anything from this movie, can I stay at your house?It is a wonderful film. Watch it. Buy it. Steal it if you have to.

Actually, this film is kind of strange. It has a musical side as well as a romantic, comedy and dramatic one. Also, when it intends to be funny, it gets to be, but when it goes down the road to be long and a little bit boring, then gets it with no problem. And it's not because the plot is a maze, I think it's due to a pointless and extended running time and a very light way to approach the subject; my guess is that if it has been shorter, then it would be better by all terms. Being shot in modern times, the musical parts in El otro lado de la cama borrows more from Everyone says I love rather than Moulin rouge!, with the actors and actresses singing -not with very good results- to give a more down to earth and fresh atmosphere; the dialogues ranges from clever and funny to dull (and I think they would work better if you understand spanish a hundred percent), and the acting is just fine, but nothing to stand up for.The plot is about six couples whom interact with each other in some twisted ways. Paula tells his boyfriend Pedro that she doesn't love him anymore and fell for other; then is Pedro going to Javier and Sonia's home, who lives together but they're not married, to tell them that Paula has broken up with him and she's seeing someone else. By the way Javier reacts, you don't have to be a sagacious PI to realize that he is the third in conflict. But Pedro still loves her and is in pain, and swears to beat the crap out of Paula's new boyfriend. Then we get to see Paula and Javier's relationship, then he and some other male friends trying to uplift Pedro's mood at the bar -one of them a womanizer who affirms that "we all are bisexuals at heart"-, and then things start to get complicated, cheating everyone against the other. To complete the palette of characters there's comes a lesbian friend, an annoying girl that Javier tries to match with Pedro, and a weird private investigator who's sure Marylin Monroe and Elvis Presley are still alive. And there's more things and turns to come, but that would be spoilers so I'd better leave'em out because some of them are good. Written it may sound confusing but it is not. The main problem here is that the story gets to be a bit predictable, knowing before hand who's gonna end with who and what is gonna happen, and as I wrote before, it's running length; there are times when you think it's almost over for what we've seen and then, there we go again. But if anything, for a better appreciation of this movie just keep in mind that it only goes after the fun and laughs found in romance, so don't expect anything deep or edgy; and somehow gets them in good shape. If you want to spend like one hour of fun with music and comedy (and brief nudity), then get it; otherwise, if you're looking for contemporary sights on love and other issues a la Woody Allen, then sorry folks, pick another one.

First of all, I love musicals, but I like to know beforehand that that's what I'm getting myself into. Ummm... we were enjoying this one as a fun romantic comedy when all of a sudden the male lead breaks out into song and a bunch of dancers appear out of no where!?! Not that it's bad, it's just that, well, NOTHING was mentioned about it on the packaging [again,do the people who write the blurbs actually watch the movies??]... The songs are in keeping with the overall tone of the film, and the dancing quite funny [hopefully intentionally so], but it's just that when you're not expecting them it can be one of those "Oh...my... we've rented a musical!?!?" It's a fun and funny movie, just be warned.