Vis a Vis: El Oasis

Set a few year after the events of 'Vis a Vis' (AKA 'Locked Up' in the UK) Zulema and Macarena are working together robbing banks, casinos and jewellers. Macarena has decided it is time to end her criminal life but agrees to one last job... they will steal a diamond tiara from a Mexican cartel leader at his daughter's wedding. It will be a big job so they will need more people, including Goya, who they know from prison, and a couple of others. Things don't go according to plan and they find themselves holed up in a desert hotel with a hostage. Here they will have to deal with corrupt cops, a proprietress who has reasons to want revenge on them, a coachload of school children who arrive unexpectedly and the cartel when they learn where everybody is.

I can understand why some fans of the original series didn't enjoy this; however I thought it was rather fun... it was good to see Zulema and Maca again and the story was as over the top as ever. There was plenty of tension and a real feeling that not everybody we knew would make it to the end. There is plenty of action, some of it flashbacks to previous events. The cast do a fine job bring their over their top characters to life, especially Najwa Nimri, Maggie Civantos as Zulema and Maca. The desert setting provided a great atmosphere; as the final showdown approached it gave things a western feel. Overall I'd certainly recommend giving this a go if you enjoyed the original series.

These comments are based on watching the series in Spanish with English subtitles.