''Four's a Crowd'' () is a 2022 Spanish

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film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, starring

Alberto San Juan Alberto San Juan Guijarro (born 1 November 1967) is a Spanish film, stage and television actor. Biography Alberto San Juan was born on 1 November 1968 in Madrid, the son of cartoonist and radio announcer Pilar Guijarro Ortiz de Zárate. He ...

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and Rubén Cortada.

Plot

In the wake of using a car-sharing

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to cope with his economic problems, Julián, a divorced man, meets Lorena, whom he begins to travel with to

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on a regular basis in his

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, falling romantically for her. He is about to open up his feelings in one of those travels, but the situation takes an unexpected turn because of the selection of the rest of passengers.

Cast

Production

Jorge Guerricaechevarría Jorge Guerricaechevarría (born 10 July, 1965), also known as "Guerrica", is a Spanish screenwriter. A regular co-screenwriter for Álex de la Iglesia's films, he has also been a recurring collaborator of Daniel Monzón. He won a Goya Award for ...

took over co-writing duties alongside director Álex de la Iglesia. was charged with the direction of photography. The film is a

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, Pokeepsie Films and Te Has Venido Arriba AIE production and it had the participation of

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and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group. Filming began on 25 January 2021. Shooting locations included

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(marking De la Iglesia's film return to his native city after his feature debut ''

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''),

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, and

. The production was temporarily halted due to a COVID-19 positive test.

Release

Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia S.L.U., the film was set for a 4 November 2022 theatrical release date in Spain, then rescheduled to 28 October.} It was the largest opening of the weekend (and it made the second-largest gross overall after ''

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''). It had an in-year gross of €4.3 million.

Reception

Raquel Hernández Luján of ''

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'' rated the film with 78 points ("good"), deeming it to be a "funny, surprising and at times even delirious" comedy, as well as an "anti-buddy movie that makes you laugh", highlighting the character design, the plot twists and the full commitment to their roles on the part of the two "immense" San Juan and Alterio as the best things about the film, while citing certain "trite" elements pertaining the romantic comedy subplot as a negative point. Fausto Fernández of ''

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'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars highlighting the duel held between San Juan and Alterio, "worthy of '' The Hitcher''... or ''

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''" as the film's standout. Miguel Ángel Romero of ''

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'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars deeming it to be an "endless and fun trip in

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, ettoo trite". Sergi Sánchez of '' La Razón'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the reformulation of the romcom genre under a road movie structure (which manages to "work and entertain") as the best thing about the film, while dismissing the fiction taking place in a hotel, slowing down the pace, as the worst thing about it.

Accolades

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Notes

References

External links

* {{Álex de la Iglesia 2022 films Films set in Spain Spanish road movies 2020s Spanish films 2022 adventure films 2022 romantic comedy films 2020s road movies Films shot in Bilbao Films shot in Madrid Films directed by Álex de la Iglesia Films scored by Roque Baños Spanish comedy road movies Spanish romantic comedy films Telecinco Cinema films Films shot in La Rioja Pokeepsie Films films