In 1976, Disney released “Crazy Friday,” a film that brought the premise of “body swapping” into the limelight. Years after, director Penny Marshall dared to take a step forward with the iconic “Big,” in which she recounted how a 13-year-old teenager asked a wishing machine to become an adult. Of course, this kind of premise has already been seen on countless occasions, among the most remembered is ‘Put yourself in my place’, ‘From such a chip … such a stick’ or the recent French production ‘Who’s Who?’, which he dared to do not only between a parent and his offspring, but with an entire family.
Taking up the example of a young man who asks to be older, “Con canas ya lo loco” arrives in theaters, which could very well be the millennial version of “The dream of my life”., in which Jennifer Garner became a teenager trapped in the body of a 30-year-old executive. Director Katie Aselton tries to make another breakthrough by entering the third age. This time she is a 30-year-old who feels ‘old’ who ends up becoming a 70-year-old retiree, played by Diane Keaton.
Undoubtedly, that twist could have been very interesting and offered a comedy about breaking prejudices related to the 70-year-old retirees, claiming a starring role that, by the way, has long been in demand for American commercial productions. However, the screenplay written by Paul Welsh and Madeline Walter remains locked in a series of arguments that make this proposal a banal film with a little limited humormaking it too superficial a film and that the main character, addicted influencer of the networks, it is so banal that, despite having been embodied later by the veteran actress, it does not end up causing a minimum of empathy.
A failed comedy that Diane Keaton cannot save
On the other hand, despite Keaton being the only one laughing at herself, it should be remembered that the Oscar winner for ‘Annie Hall’ stars in yet another comedy in which she demonstrates the energy of women enjoying their period of time. ‘gold. “Gray-haired and crazy” is not much different than “Better than ever”, “Book Club”, “A date in the park” or “That’s the way it is”. All the movies that could very well be Hallmark productions for the desktop. And, the truth is, at a time when so many cinematic propositions are buried in that crowd that are streaming platforms, it doesn’t help that titles like this are the ones defending the importance of returning to the habit of going to the big screen. .
‘Con canas ya lo loco’ has the odd moment of brilliance, like the sequences where Keaton tries to do Pilates or flirts with a much younger man (although audiences know that his character is indeed a contemporary of the protagonist who aims at aa ). However, which fails to save an excessively superficial production, in which it is very difficult to tear a smile.
Note 3
The best: Diane Keaton, it’s always a pleasure to see an actress with your energy on the big screen.
Worse: It is so superficial and its plot is so simple that it makes German tabletop TV movies more justifiable to watch in theaters.
Source: E Cartelera
