Twice Upon a Yesterday

Rating:
Summary: FATE, NOSTALGIA AND PENELOPE
Review: True, the plot of TWICE UPON A YESTERDAY, a british movie directed by María Ripoll in 1998, will ring a bell in you. If reviewers have already pointed out that the screenplay of SLIDING DOORS ( also a 1998 movie ) is very similar to Rafa Russo's TUY screenplay, I've personnally thought about GROUNDHOG DAY while watching the movie. But who cares after all, only counts the result.

I didn't like so much the first third of the movie, fearing the worst after two or three so so scenes of comedy implying Douglas Henshall who plays the main character. But as soon as Victor Bukowski, rejected into the past, is trying to fight against destiny in order to keep Lena Headey at his side, the movie gains a new dimension.

María Ripoll could have chosen to stay in the comedy field but has preferred the tragi-comedy domain, a domain very difficult to master. So TWICE UPON A YESTERDAY becomes then a little pearl of melancholy and nostalghia about love and missed opportunities. Of course, the (late) apparition of Penélope Cruz cannot but elevate the level of the film (word of a fan!).

As bonus features, only a trailer and different subtitles. Sound and images OK.

A DVD zone Penélope reserved shelf.

Rating:
Summary: FATE, NOSTALGIA AND PENELOPE
Review: True, the plot of TWICE UPON A YESTERDAY, a british movie directed by María Ripoll in 1998, will ring a bell in you. If reviewers have already pointed out that the screenplay of SLIDING DOORS ( also a 1998 movie ) is very similar to Rafa Russo's TUY screenplay, I've personnally thought about GROUNDHOG DAY while watching the movie. But who cares after all, only counts the result.

I didn't like so much the first third of the movie, fearing the worst after two or three so so scenes of comedy implying Douglas Henshall who plays the main character. But as soon as Victor Bukowski, rejected into the past, is trying to fight against destiny in order to keep Lena Headey at his side, the movie gains a new dimension.

María Ripoll could have chosen to stay in the comedy field but has preferred the tragi-comedy domain, a domain very difficult to master. So TWICE UPON A YESTERDAY becomes then a little pearl of melancholy and nostalghia about love and missed opportunities. Of course, the (late) apparition of Penélope Cruz cannot but elevate the level of the film (word of a fan!).

As bonus features, only a trailer and different subtitles. Sound and images OK.

A DVD zone Penélope reserved shelf.

Rating:
Summary: Wow! A smart, funny, completely irresistible comedy!
Review: Twice Upon a Yesterday is one of the funniest films I have seen this year! It is witty, romantic, charming and a must see! If you enjoy British comedies and if you like "Sliding Doors" you will LOVE this movie! =)