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This Is Not a Comedy

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Gabriel turns down an invitation to go on an intergalactic trip because, among other things, he has the opportunity to become a father. His finances are crumbling, his career as a comedian is not taking off and his energies are focused on an ambitious script about the arrival of the first human on Mars. With every decision he makes, the pulse of failure orbits his life, as he searches in one way or another for his place in the universe.
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Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media This Is Not a Comedy feels undercooked. It's as if the writer couldn't make up his mind about whether to write a comedy or a drama and instead created a pointless yarn without beginning or end, about nothing. Rated: 1/5 Feb 4, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I felt that the film was trying to engage the audience in feeling sympathy for the mediocre white Mexican man. There is nothing particularly interesting nor inspiring about the main character other than the fact that he still believes in himself despite repetitive failure he is confronted with. He is hyper focused on this vision he has of himself, aspiring towards what the world does not offer. Those fantastical moments of magical realism through interpretive dancing are interesting but equally as disorienting and detach the viewer from the main character. I don't understand what Mexican Cinema is doing. Why are they still making movies about white guys? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent vision of a wanna-be stand-up comedian's failures and constant bad choices, according to our present times and situations. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Gabriel turns down an invitation to go on an intergalactic trip because, among other things, he has the opportunity to become a father. His finances are crumbling, his career as a comedian is not taking off and his energies are focused on an ambitious script about the arrival of the first human on Mars. With every decision he makes, the pulse of failure orbits his life, as he searches in one way or another for his place in the universe.
Director
Rodrigo Guardiola, Gabriel Nuncio
Producer
Alejandro Durán, Gerardo Gatica González, Regina Valdés
Screenwriter
Gabriel Nuncio
Production Co
Agencia Bengala, Panorama Global
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2022
Runtime
1h 45m
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