2005 · comedy · crime · political
Torrente 3: The Protector
Directed by Santiago Segura1h 31m2005
A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top executives decide to hire the most incompetent detective they can find to act as her bodyguard.
Our read: Torrente 3: The Protector (2005) reads as a warm, breathless, grounded comedy · crime · political entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Warm, breathless, measured comedy / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- kinetic
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- funny
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