It is a feature film so unexpected despite the story that is always the same.
It is a film about thieves, second category criminals, Portuguese rascals that strangely speak English with an American accent. What can derive from this inevitability of fate? The theft of a Van Gogh lost somewhere in the Alentejo and as it turns out every things goes, very, hugely wrong. Before these temporary setbacks, our anti-heroes still have time to engage in another set of problems that involves skirts ... of course. And debts. And more bad guys. All mixed up what do we have? A film written and directed by a Portuguese, played by many others, a handful of Spanish actors and almost all speak American. Strange, is not it? Well, all I can say is that it makes sense, Chico Silva and Fuentes are sent back by the Yankees after some unsuccessful adventures in the land of Uncle Sam and that same reason does not prevent them from continuing their life devoted to crime on Portuguese ground. What did I enjoy the most in this movie? Ivo Canelas which is a great actor in any format, Enrique Arce that makes a wonderful muscled partner and a kind of moral conscience of his friend and a wonderful and funny Flora Martinez. It's a comedy / crime / thriller, three in one, imagine! It is above all a fun feature film without great pretensions, which enters in cruising speed, when too many people are aware of the existence of a Van Gogh and consequently all covet such a millionaire canvas. Worth seeing only to hear the perfect American accent of Canelas. Good movie.
