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The Other Side of the Bed

If love is only a game...Why not cheat?

2002 · 1h 54m · R Drama, Romance
Directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro

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Overview

When Paula leaves her mate Pedro, he misses her and looks for comfort with his best friends, Javier and Sonia. Paula is having an affair with Javier. Pedro tries to find who is the secret lover of Paula, and hires a private eye. Meanwhile, while comforting Pedro, Sonia has a one night stand with him and Javier thinks she is cheating on him with her lesbian friend Luzia.

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All reviews
48%
Tomatometer
Rotten

A movie in which insufferable yuppies boogie away inside the bubble of their own emotional immaturity. Truly, this is the unhinged joy of the deeply oblivious.

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten

Martinez-Lazaro's blend of erotic farce and Europop musical is so blandly slick and skin-cream deep, it barely leaves an impression, never mind anything to embrace.

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh

If you're looking for an amusing endorsement for cheating your socks off, you've come to the right place.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh

... the characters aren't all that fascinating but it moves along quickly and the musical numbers keep it hopping.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten

Director Emilio Martinez-Lazaro fails to provide a consistent tone for his movie, which totters between earnest realism and camp.

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

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