No one doubts that Netflix has very low quality products. Moreover, most of the time the platform relies on quantity of content rather than quality. But Wall to wall, the platform’s new romantic comedy led by singer Aitana and actor Fernando Guallar (TV series Luis Miguel), is more than just a production without much in the way of attractions. Also This experiment failed for several reasons.. The main one is to try a romantic comedy with a plot that lacks chemistry, good humor and wit.
The story of a pianist (Aytan) and a game inventor (Guallar) who must learn to live between very thin walls begins with a funny premise. She’s preparing for what could be the biggest audition of her life, so she has to train day and night to achieve the level of perfection her aspirations demand. On the other hand, he is implementing the project of his life, so he needs peace and quiet. Something she won’t have while her neighbor and her musical talent become a problem to be solved.
Of course, this is a romantic comedy with all the usual classic ingredients, so soon the above becomes fertile ground for romance. But Patricia Font’s film lacks everything that usually makes the genre successful. From a boring and predictable script to a couple without the slightest chemistry between them. The truth is Wall to wallends up being a mishmash of clichés that go nowhere. Moreover, a set of very close to laughably cheesy twists ending in the same tone that turn the production into a disappointment from start to finish.
Another remake that doesn’t work for Netflix
The worst part is that a feature film could have delivered more. Remake of French Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglement (2015) by Clovis Cornillac, Font’s film reinvents settings and characters without any skill. Where the Frenchwoman showed a sense of humor, playful charm and a curious version of the typical romance between extremes, the Spanish film fails. And this happens due to the inability to be touching, interesting or simply funny. In the end, Wall to wallseems more inclined to make it clear that love will win – even if it’s unclear what that point of view is about – and that it will happen even if the story doesn’t logically progress to that point.
The problem is that Martha Sanchez’s script is flat and mostly ridiculous. The writer does not know how to skillfully use elements of the genre. The first part of the film spends time and effort to show the antipathy between the would-be lovers. However, not only does he not delve into what surrounds them, but he also shows the future love between them as a step towards completion. Thus, the usual setting of romantic comedies – full of friends, acquaintances and behind-the-scenes history – disappears.
Little by little, the rapprochement between both characters becomes mechanical and tiresome. The interest of the plot is to make it clear that, despite the music of the woman who decides to show her talent, and the bad mood of the neighbor, romance will flourish. Something that eventually happens, but is so artificial that it disappoints among a set of clichés following each other without the slightest logic or grace.
In the end, another bad movie for the Netflix list
Although Aitana and Hernando Guallar put in a lot of effort to push the film forward, the truth is that Wall to wall It fails in many ways and too often to be a failure. There is no shortage of good ideas, and from time to time a few manage to crystallize, but overall This film is a major disaster that is being mourned. Precisely because it is clear that he has great ambitions and he was able to achieve them.
Apart from the director’s attempts to create a forced romance, which is nothing more than a series of absurd situations that end up being more boring than entertaining. Wall to wallmost of the time is limited to explaining that Love is the central force that moves all things. But he never allows his story to delve into such a point of view. Your biggest problem.
Source: Hiper Textual
