L'Effet grêlon

Oh boy, this could have been so much more. It tries to be a comedy, it fails. Could be a drama, it fails. Maybe some disaster film? It isn´t. Or maybe it is, regarding quality.

Francella, a once mediocre comedian turn into a very good drama actor during the last fifteen years, it´s totally wasted here. His comedy doesn´t work.

The film starts very weak with tons of horrible characters. Unfunny, uninteresting, and thrown into the mix in such an old way....pure antique stereotypes that are hard to swallow.

The movie gets better during the second and third act, not a great improvement but enough to make this film watchable. Film is also a word that doesn´t fit here. Sometimes it feels like a mediocre TV show.

My rating is 6 only because some decent special effects and the dramatic second act, where I could notice some decent acting. Besides despite some many flaws (some BIG), this film entertains a little bit.

Nice light hearted easy watching movie. Quite catching actually. And shows some Argentinian culture, landscapes and Buenos Aires city. Recommended for someone looking for an entertaining movie.

If you are looking for a fun movie with good jokes, excellent acting and beautiful scenery from Argentina, this movie is well worth a watch. If you are looking for scientific accuracy, you'll be disappointed. Overall it was great entertainment!

Another/my version of the pros and cons of the movie: Pros:

• nice production/scenarios (nice houses, Buenos Aires, Cordova and the hills of Argentina)
• quite funny dialogs, specially from the main character, who is a pretty good actor
• nice story about job/ego versus family

Cons:

• scientifically inaccurate and absurd, but who cares? Just play along

Good enough to provide a nice time in a Saturday night.

The story is simple... a meteorologist makes a mistake, costly to many people. As he hides from the public humiliation and hate, he ends up addressing other neglected aspects of his life.

It is very well written and acted. Even the few necessary special effects are well done, as is the photography, and and all technical aspects.

It is fun an unpredictable, as one of the elements is fantasy. There isn't much depth, as one should expect from a comedy. Many details in the story make it funny and adds a bit of seriousness and drama -- but only a tiny little bit. All is very lighthearted, even the haters are comical -- but it does not reach the level of a farce.

It is charming and very enjoyable. Could be a family movie, except for the frequent four-letter interjections -- at least in the original Spanish.