Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

quesadaj DISCLAIMER: You may need to know a little bit of Spanish history (50's - 70's) to understand some of the points. However, most of them are easy to get, and you will find that before you stop laughing at one of the jokes, there are another hitting you!This movie can easily be considered a classic. If you liked Gillian's Brazil, this one will blow you away. Be aware that the director did not try to make a funny story, but a tender, memorable story about paternity and family ties. He made an impressive movie that still can make you laugh so hard that your belly will hurt!At the same time, the baseline transmits the idea that 'no matter how ugly, weird, and mentally disabled you are, you can be happy loving and feeling loved'. It is also a monument erected to praise ingenuity. **Possible Spoiler**A couple of dwarf Martians arrive to hearth in a 'convertible' seat 600 small popular old Spanish car, complaining about the food in their planet, and are adopted by P.tinto and Olivia, an old couple that have no children and write daily to 'Paris' to 'order' a baby. Not happy with that, the family increases when a monstrous, overweighed psycho escaped from an asylum, that does not speak Spanish to begin with, is adopted as another child and renamed 'Joselito' little Jose. Time elapses and the house is populated by yet another freak, Usillos, a fixing guy that basically lives there because their work takes for ever. Surreal things are everywhere; for example, one of the dwarf Martians gets converted to Catholicism and becomes a priest (!)There are no 'bad guys' and 'good guys'; basically everything is so twisted that such tags will make no sense at all. There are more than one spots where one thinks that the movie is ending... but not!BTW, don't miss the soundtrack!rating 10/10

Chris-564 Good film, I loved it.El Milagro de P.Tinto is a mixture of the slapstick and the sick humour, a sort of "slapsick", if you will. It takes pains not to base the film in reality (which is a good thing: all too often comedy is sacrificed to the god of reality - why? Life appears to be more tragedy than comedy). The visual effects are nicely realised, and the humour leaps out of every frame. If you´re an English-speaker who is learning Spanish, you could do a lot worse than see this film, as the humour is very visual, so it is easy to understand.But most of the Spanish people I´ve been talking to absolutely hated it. They all say the same thing: that the film is stupid, a silly, pointless film with little to recommend it. The question is: is your local cinema a place for such a film?The thing is, I came, I saw it, I laughed (a lot), and I left. It was a good way to pass a couple of hours. After all, isn´t that what cinema´s about, entertainment? And P.Tinto certainly entertained. It is a witty, observational view of the world (if a little warped). The cinematography is excellent, and it takes pains to replicate the atmosphere created by other classic films (the opening sequence, set in the psychiatric hospital is a good example, as is the parody of E.T.).So, come on, Spain - stop worrying about the intellectual impact of the movie and see El Milagro de P.Tinto for what it really is: a bloody good laugh.

teje This is a the hysterical and completely surreal story of the sweet and innocent P.tinto who more than anything else wants a child. His longing is shared by his wife, Olivia, whose eye-sight leaves a lot to be desired. After mix-ups and time travelling everything ends happily. The film is clearly inspired by "Delicatessen" but is not as black. It´s a film with many memorable moments and it will make you smile for months after. If you want to know if your friends have seen it just say: "tralalí, tralalí".

dicky-5 Laugh, laugh and more laugh. The story can't be told but the fun time you have is more than a standard script. The best moment, the revisited ET phone home. A carpetovetonic flight to another era and time...Go javier,go. The Oscar is awaiting you