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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1997)
Director: Santiago Segura
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
It may have been a huge hit in Spain, but this black parodic comedy about an irredeemably sexist, racist, braggart, ex-cop slob and his 'investigations', made with a gullible neighbour, into the behind-the-scenes criminal operations of a Chinese restaurant is dismally broad, obvious, crude and visually ugly. Its anti-PC outrageousness notwithstanding, you can still see it heading for an upbeat sentimental ending; worse, because Segura's protagonist finally turns out to be some kind of hero, there no discernible distance between the character's odious attitudes and those of the film. Crass.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Santiago Segura
Producer: Andrès Vicente Gómez
Cast: Santiago Segura, Javier Camara, Neus Arseni, Tony Leblanc, Chus Lampreave full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 97 mins
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