Sin noticias de Dios (Don't Tempt Me) (2001)
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(5,363 ratings)
Two of Spain's biggest female stars headline this offbeat comedy about the battle of wills between good and evil. Heaven is not getting its fair share of business for the afterlife, so Lola (Victoria Abril), an angel who sings in a nightclub located beyond the pearly gates, is sent to Earth to… More Two of Spain's biggest female stars headline this offbeat comedy about the battle of wills between good and evil. Heaven is not getting its fair share of business for the afterlife, so Lola (Victoria Abril), an angel who sings in a nightclub located beyond the pearly gates, is sent to Earth to drum up business by her boss, Marina (Fanny Ardant). Her first prospect is Manny (Demián Bichir), a prizefighter with an injury that could take his life at any time. As Lola tries to claim Manny's soul for the Lord, the wicked Jack Davenport (Gael García Bernal) believes that the Devil deserves the boxer's soul, and he sends one of Hell's waitresses, Carmen (Penélope Cruz), to seal the deal. On Earth, Lola takes the form of Manny's former love and urges him to mend fences with his mother, while seductive Carmen tries to persuade Manny to return to the ring, knowing that another fight would mean his death. While Lola and Carmen wage war over Manny's soul, they maintain their cover by working at a grocery store, where they both learn a few lessons about the pitfalls of earthly capitalism. Meanwhile, Manny is dealing with financial problems of his own -- he owes money to the city's corrupt police commissioner (Emilio Gutiérrez Caba), who is using his strong-arm men to "persuade" Manny to pay up. Released in Europe as Sin Noticias de Dios (which translates as No News From God), Don't Tempt Me was a box-office success in Spain when it was released in late 2001, though it wouldn't reach American theaters until 2003. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Agustín Díaz Yanes
- Written By
- Agustín Díaz Yanes
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 22, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- Casa Nova Films
Critic Reviews
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Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
It's all harmless fun, I suppose, and mercifully free of all the cant usually associated with fantasies of Heaven and Hell.
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Ellen Fox, Chicago Tribune
Manny is so uninteresting as a pivotal character that he's a black hole who sucks away our investment in the film.
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Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
A sultry, pretty thing with a few good ideas: in other words, stuck in limbo.
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Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger
Consistently clever and inventive on a level a little below the inspired.
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
It's only sporadically entertaining.
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Cast
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Victoria Abril
as Lola Nevado
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Penelope Cruz
as Carmen Ramos
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Demian Bichir
as Manny
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Fanny Ardant
as Marina D'Angelo
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Gael García Bernal
as Jack Davenport
- Juan Echanove
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Bruno Bichir
as Eduardo
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Emilio Gutierrez Caba
as Police Chief
- Luis Tosar
- Cristina Marcos
- Javier Bardem
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Gemma Jones
as Nancy
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Elena Anaya
as Pili
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Peter McDonald
as Henry
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Paz Gómez
as Cajera Joven
- Alicia Sanchez
- Elsa Pataky
