Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

To this day,this is one of the best movie ever. I remember watching it in 2000 on TV,I was blown away how good it was. Only first movie. 2nd,3rd or 4th were bad. But, watchable. Torrente is truly one of the most despicable,disgustingly selfish persons ever. Even than, he is somehow likebable. Mostly because there are even worse characters in franchise. Torrente, to be honest is closer to be villain rather then a hero. He becomes hero almost identical like Travis Bickle. He saves a girl only because his selfish motives. Santiago Segura creates one of the most epic character ever on small screens. My total reccomandation.

Lets straight up something first .. you must judge a movie by its purpose, you know, you cannot criticize badly a movie like Dumb & Dumber because its silly, why? Because it is suppose to!! So said that.. Torrente, El Brazo Tonto De La Ley is an awesome, stomach akin laughter comedy, it is exactly what it should be, it is stupid, but intelligent, silly, but real. Chocking and nasty, filthy and exciting. Indeed very nationalistic, so a few jokes might not make sense for many people outside of Spain, but anyway, if u are just a bit globalized ..u will not mind and will laugh anyway. I just cannot see any single problem within. The roll of Torrent is perfectly represented by this superb actor that is Santiago Segura, the constant naiveness inherit the relationships and social disgrace transformed into pure laughter is genius! I cannot see how any open minded intelligent person who enjoys fast and furious comedy could not like this one.

Beware this comedy isn't palatable to all taste, but after watched it firstly on TV cable and stayed disoriented for a while, such foolishness, anyhow it was so fresh and inventive, an anti-hero character, who have countless bad behaviors, drunkard, racist, disgusting, filthy, obscene, we can thing the worst thing that he will be fits perfectly, however he hooked the audience in such shallow ground, Torrente is fantastic and deliberately bad to catch us toward him, in fact the viewers in such environment don't mind anymore, it's just a black comedy, we realize that it is a farce, then who care what's coming to next, so Santiago Segura conceived a harmless, but appealing character, in fact amazed us entirely, even politically incorrect to nowadays patterns, great box office in Spain that spread to the world!!! Resume: First watch: 2009 / How many: 2 / Source: Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 7.5

A great box-office hit in spain. Full of crazy gags ignoring all decency, showing the worst part of the perfect antihero. I enjoyed all the film but specially the first half where i would say the film can be highly respectable for filmcritic standards, after that the plot takes the film to a kind of pathetic behaviour and becomes slightly senseless without need. In my opinion the great Santiago had not needed add this plot-action, that makes the film look like the kind of films he is partially laughing at. Great gag comedy, about someones (everybodies) silly self-ideas y the land of the bull.

Just bought and seen the dvd (dirt cheap) though I never heard of it. Had the same experience with works like Almodovar (Todo Sobre Mi madre, Carne Tremular) and Amenabar (Abre Los Ojos). None of them were disappointing (understatement). First I thought It would be a movie like Bad Lieutenant , this time on too much sangria. From the right beginning really funny and a-moral. But hey, it turned out to be a true movie after all.

Drink a lot of beer before you watch this movie. I don't get why it was the Spanish movie of the year, cause the humor is kind of 'out there'. But it's good laugh after a few beer! The story is kind of predictable as well.

this movie is better than a 80 percent other Hollywood movies..................................... ........................................................ .............................. 'the most important is you to be proud to be Spanish' ( and u must know that u are similar to italians) i didn't see the part II and III, i believe it is so good. it is funny, and real. no fictions. There is another Spanish movie i have watch recently about prosciutto... it is so funny movie. don't know the name. why do i must write 10 lines? this is like TV channels for: 12 or 16... should be a note at this board: it is only for a posting nothing else? if u don't know how to write... visit the site www.

Ettore Scola had done a great movie about people living in slums. It was farcical and many liked it, I liked most of it but couldn't find it delicious because of its worst moments of ugly sordid reality. To me this feels sick to get a kick out of this. Torrente goes full throttle on the dumb and dirty reality that some might find great fun. It had some great laughs I admit, but for me these laughs - scattered within the cheap ludicrous grins - were the most natural, low-fat, jokes. Fortunately there are no fart or puke jokes but, hey, Torrente is a big farting load of puke all the same. And even if I admit this stuff is not for me I can still say that a movie, even a not-the-least-serious movie, that brings in nice little supporting characters to kill them the next minute, just for fun, is plain wrong. That's why I won't pinpoint the good things in Torrente. Basically, Outrageous Fun can be roaringly funny but it takes more than piling up dirty jokes and cheap tricks.

Santiago Segura has crafted a hyperbolical picture of a delirious cop. He is the creator of Torrente, a loser who wants to gain respectability. The movie is plenty of memorable gags and the dialogs are really incredible. It can be disgusting for people who act and think politically correct, because Santiago Segura shows, with cunning humor, the worst of the present society. This is a movie to see with an open mind. Don't take seriously the exaggerated cliches, and enjoy the film!