This may have been the biggest chick flick I've watched all year. Not only does it stand at an average rating of 5.1 from male voters and 7.7 from female, but this one brings it all. Shamelessly. Sister-sister relationship? Check. Hot Latino hunks? Check. Impressive scenery? Check. Ballet dance scenes? Check. Gooey love stories? Several! And to top it all off, the distributor gave away free pink textile bags to the audience to promote the movie after leaving the theater.
But it's not necessarily a bad thing. Not at all. Both leading ladies play their parts convincingly while delivering the most awesome Scottish accents since Sean Connery. Eva Birthistle, who felt more the center of the two, gives a convincing portrayal as an exceedingly charitable, undateable activist, while Charity Wakefield shines as a dolly bird with a lot more below the surface than one would have initially expected. The three male protagonists Acosta, Dick and Simpson do an okay job with what they're given and usually thrive the most during the interactions with the two female leads. One of my favorite parts was Rosa's completely different reactions to Tomas and Ernesto both being fathers already.
There's not much to criticize about this flick. It's definitely entertaining, yet soothing at the same time. The characters are easy to identify with. The cinematography is beautiful and the music that comes inevitably with a Scotland-Cuba culture clash fits the tone very nicely. If there's any flaw with it, it may be the final revelations about the daughters' origins. Even if their dad's ashes was the cause for the trip, this movie is at its best when it concentrates on the actual happenings during the trip and not the reason behind it. Also, I'm not a great fan of the title. I don't think it does the film justice and the day is only a very minor plot-point anyway.
It doesn't look too good for this movie to be released on a large scale, but if you're one of the few to have the chance to see it, take it! And if not, rent the DVD and include it in your next all girls movie night. You won't regret it.
If you end up liking "Day of the Flowers", check out the outrageously similarly-premised road movie "Jackie", also from 2012, starring the van Houten Sisters and Holly Hunter.
But it's not necessarily a bad thing. Not at all. Both leading ladies play their parts convincingly while delivering the most awesome Scottish accents since Sean Connery. Eva Birthistle, who felt more the center of the two, gives a convincing portrayal as an exceedingly charitable, undateable activist, while Charity Wakefield shines as a dolly bird with a lot more below the surface than one would have initially expected. The three male protagonists Acosta, Dick and Simpson do an okay job with what they're given and usually thrive the most during the interactions with the two female leads. One of my favorite parts was Rosa's completely different reactions to Tomas and Ernesto both being fathers already.
There's not much to criticize about this flick. It's definitely entertaining, yet soothing at the same time. The characters are easy to identify with. The cinematography is beautiful and the music that comes inevitably with a Scotland-Cuba culture clash fits the tone very nicely. If there's any flaw with it, it may be the final revelations about the daughters' origins. Even if their dad's ashes was the cause for the trip, this movie is at its best when it concentrates on the actual happenings during the trip and not the reason behind it. Also, I'm not a great fan of the title. I don't think it does the film justice and the day is only a very minor plot-point anyway.
It doesn't look too good for this movie to be released on a large scale, but if you're one of the few to have the chance to see it, take it! And if not, rent the DVD and include it in your next all girls movie night. You won't regret it.
If you end up liking "Day of the Flowers", check out the outrageously similarly-premised road movie "Jackie", also from 2012, starring the van Houten Sisters and Holly Hunter.