It Snows in Benidorm

2020

1h 57m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

List

45%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

30%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Audience Score

After being forced to retire, Peter, a man of routines and few joys, decides to go to Benidorm to visit his brother Daniel with whom he has little contact. But when he arrives in Benidorm, Daniel seems to have vanished. Peter will then discover that his brother owns the Benidorm Club, where a group of dancers make exotic and burlesque performances. Among them, Alex, a beautiful woman with an enigmatic past, who will steal his heart. In the search of his brother, Peter will confront dangers involving real estate mafias and unpaid debts. Benidorm will be one more protagonist in this story, a place sometimes beautiful, sometimes dangerous and gloomy that will be the background of a romantic love story in its twilight.

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Martin J

one of the most dismal and pointless movies..............

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Ian W

I like Timothy Spall. Why did he take this film? He has to play an unbelievably dull man. But why is every ummm... line errr.. delivered errr... so... umm... slowly... errr... umm... The original premis was OK, but the film drifted badly from around the 45 minute mark. The plot is ultimately paper thin. The love interest is just not remotely believable. It dragged. Why do Spanish backed films appear to drag? (OK not 'all', just the 4 Spanish films I've had to suffer in 2024). Does he get back to Manchester? Does he stay in Benidorm? Ultimately I just do not care.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Tony C

Good actors,in slow "what the hell is this about "Made about as much sense as a episode of the tv series Benidorm,Why was the cleaner tryst to poison him,when are they going to make part 2…

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Sharon H

Plotless. Fabulous views of Benidorm, best part of this slow and disappointing film. A pure waste of time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Paul M

Honestly, one of the worst films I've seen. Stilted, monosyllabic dialogue, cliched plot lines and wooden performances. Do not waste your time watching this. Think of the worst movie you have ever seen and this will be even worse.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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M G

Timothy Spall's innocence and naivety make this a lovely film of self-discovery and awakening but it's actually pretty grim. You'd think after the kidnapping he'd have some fight in him but he's just a nice guy trying to find some connection. The cleaner appears to be the main woman's partner (cue the pearls wrapped round her after the other woman talks about how she pulls them out of her in clubs) and has been making him tea, he collapses at the end with stomach pains. Close ups of tea hints that she's been poisoning him. The watch found at the end on the beach could be Timothy Spalls or his brothers, it's not clear. Either way, it's a dark ending but he was so happy to find meaning to his life that he almost ignored the bad stuff his brother had been involved in.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Isabel Coixet

Director

Timothy Spall

Peter Riordan

Sarita Choudhury

Alex

Ana Torrent

Lucía

Carmen Machi

Marta

Pedro Casablanc

Esteban Campos

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The always impressive Spall elevates this low-key mood piece a little, but even his skill as an actor can’t save the stultifying pacing.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 4, 2022

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Leslie Felperin

Financial Times

Part noirish story about corruption and a missing person, part romantic comedy about a buttoned-up Brit who discovers a sensual side in a southern clime, It Snows in Benidorm is a whole paella of cliché and messy storytelling.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

Pushing its luck at two hours, this eventually collapses in a heap of its own symbolism, barely unpacking the missing-persons intrigue it started out with.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 31, 2022

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

It often resembles a plain TV drama as it shuffles through its awkward mix of love story and social commentary.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 12, 2022

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Josh Saunders

The Sun (UK)

A tale of a man who becomes entranced with a sensual woman and rediscovers himself abroad is hardly original, but Spall and Choudhury are such talents you’ll almost believe it is.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 2, 2022

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Andy Lea

Daily Express (UK)

Coixet’s unusual editing technique (characters occasionally jump across the frame for no apparent reason) give this stilted and utterly perplexing film the air of a forgotten (and probably for good reason) David Lynch movie.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 2, 2022

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Synopsis

After being forced to retire, Peter, a man of routines and few joys, decides to go to Benidorm to visit his brother Daniel with whom he has little contact. But when he arrives in Benidorm, Daniel seems to have vanished. Peter will then discover that his brother owns the Benidorm Club, where a group of dancers make exotic and burlesque performances. Among them, Alex, a beautiful woman with an enigmatic past, who will steal his heart. In the search of his brother, Peter will confront dangers involving real estate mafias and unpaid debts. Benidorm will be one more protagonist in this story, a place sometimes beautiful, sometimes dangerous and gloomy that will be the background of a romantic love story in its twilight.

Director: Isabel Coixet
Screenwriter: Isabel Coixet
Production Co: Radio Televisión Española, Benidorm Film Office, Movistar+, El Deseo, ViacomCBS International Studios UK
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Spanish (Spain)
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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