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Veronica Forque, Carmen Maura, Marisa Paredes, Antonio Resines, Mercedes Sampietro ... see more see more... , Bettiana Blum , Gustavo Salmerón , Daniel Hendler , Unax Ugalde , Lluis Homar , Paco León , Raul Garcia

Writer and director Manuel Gómez Pereira takes a look at the funny side of same-sex marriage in this farcical comedy. Magda (Carmen Maura) is the manager of a posh resort hotel that is to be the site ... read more read more...of a marriage ceremony bringing three gay couples together at once. One of the husbands-to-be is Magda's son Miguel (Unax Ugalde), who will exchange vows with Óscar (Daniel Hendler). However, while things are harmonious between Miguel and Óscar, Óscar's meddling mother, Ofelia (Betiana Blum), is making life miserable for everyone. Narciso (Paco Léon) will be tying the knot with his lover, Hugo (Gustavo Salmerón), but both are having family problems -- Hugo's uptight parents, Helena (Mercedes Sampietro) and Hector (Tito Valverde), aren't sure if they're willing to attend, while Narciso's man-hungry mom, Nuria (Verónica Forqué), threatens to make a spectacle of the ceremony. And actress Reyes (Marisa Paredes) will be on hand to see her son Rafa (Raul Jimenez) marry Jonas (Hugo Silva), who happens to be the son of her gardener Jacinto (Lluís Homar). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Manuel Gómez Pereira

Release Date: August 25, 2006

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DVD Release Date: December 5, 2006

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  • gator681
    August 22, 2007
    gator681
    [font=Century Gothic]"Queens" is an appealingly glorious mess of a movie that is not helped out by an overcomplicated chronological structure. As gay marriage is becoming legal in Spain, Helena(Mercedes Sampietro), a judge, is reluctantly set to preside over a ceremony of 20 gay... read more and lesbian couples, not the least because her son, Hugo(Gustavo Salmeron), is marrying Narciso(Paco Leon) in that ceremony. Miguel(Unax Ugalde) and Oscar(Daniel Hendler) & Jonas(Hugo Silva) and Rafa(Raul Jimenez) are two other couples featured but the overall focus of the movie is squarely on the parents, especially in the case of Jonas and Rafa. This approach takes something away from the movie because it is the grooms' day first and foremost, not the parents'. And I am all for good roles for older women especially if it involves Carmen Maura but this is not really the right place...[/font]
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    [font=Century Gothic]"Queens" would have been much better if it had focused on just one couple or if it had been made as a documentary. At the very least, a lesbian couple could have been included for diversity's sake.[/font]
  • SunilJawahir
    July 28, 2009
    SunilJawahir
    Drenched in telenovela but enjoyable and silly.
  • gms1yygy
    November 28, 2007
    gms1yygy
    Six gay men are getting married at the "first" national gay wedding. Add five mothers and one father and stir. A little clumsy here and there, but still a lot of fun. Pressure can bring out the worst in us and/or the best. If they dubb this in English, I'll give it an extra half ... read morestar, I hate having to read a movie.
  • moodyboxfan
    February 11, 2007
    moodyboxfan
    Eh. Admittedly there were a few moments where I laffed, and I esp. enjoyed Marisa Paredes (as always) and the in-jokes assoc'd w/ her character. But overall, a rather tepid movie. Wants be a farcical romp, as they say, - and it is at times - but half the time the mothers just se... read moreem high, or, worse, downright stupid. A little too sentimental and shallow to leave much of an impression.

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Wesley Morris
September 22, 2006
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

It feels like [Pereira] just plucked the men themselves from atop a wedding cake and stuck them in his movie, where for the most part they stand decoratively around and watch the women make suds from ... Full Review

G. Allen Johnson
September 15, 2006
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

With what amounts to 20 characters crossing paths, Pereira's job description might seem more traffic cop than director, but he rises to the challenge and adds style and splashy color to boot. Full Review

Teresa Budasi
September 8, 2006
Teresa Budasi, Chicago Sun-Times

Spanish director Manuel Gomez Pereira certainly draws inspiration from his compatriot Pedro Almodovar -- several of the actresses are even Pedro alums -- but the film falls short of Almodovar's usual ... Full Review

Jessica Reaves
September 7, 2006
Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune

Unfortunately for director and co-writer Manuel Gomez Pereira, all the energy in the world isn't enough to compensate for the superfluous plot lines and outrageous overacting that weigh down this bit ... Full Review

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
September 7, 2006
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

We may be deep in Telemundo territory, but that doesn't diminish the glow-in-the-dark charisma of these impressive ladies. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
September 1, 2006
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

Pereira goes in for lots of time shifts and split screens, piling on the contrivances like so many costume baubles when a single string of pearls would do. Full Review

Michael Rechtshaffen
August 25, 2006
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter

An ungainly, broadly played comedy.

Melissa Levine
August 25, 2006
Melissa Levine, Village Voice

With five overbearing mothers and six overshadowed gay sons, this Spanish meet-the-parents ensemble farce aims for Almodóvar but falls far short. Full Review

Jonathan Holland
August 25, 2006
Jonathan Holland, Variety

Queens is distinguished from a hundred other slick screwballers only by virtue of its theme -- the first mass gay wedding in Spain. Otherwise, it's middle-of-the-road formula fare all the way. Full Review

Jeannette Catsoulis
August 25, 2006
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

A dithering but generous Spanish farce, Queens follows the coming nuptials of three gay couples by focusing on their overbearing mothers.

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