''More the Merrier'' () is a 2021 Spanish

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film co-written and directed by Paco Caballero. It features an

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that includes

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, Pilar Castro,

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, Ricardo Gómez, María León, Melina Matthews,

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, María Morales, Jorge Suquet and Aixa Villagrán.

Synopsis

The plot concerns about several substories, most of them taking place around swinging club Paradiso, involving the likes of Alba and Liana; Pablo, Clara and Victoria; Raúl and Víctor; or Jaime, Belén, Ana, and Miguel.

Cast

Production

The film is a Castelao Productions, Castelao Pictures, and Donde caben dos AIE production. It was shot in

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Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 30 July 2021 by Filmax. After three weeks, it had grossed €202,154 (33,215 admissions).

Reception

Jade Budowski of '' Decider.com'' gave the film a negative recommendation, considering that it "doesn't quite know what kind of movie it wants to be and fails to come together in the end", sex-positive message and performances from the cast notwithstanding. Juan Pando of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, assessing that "it works as a racy comedy, but it does not quite work as the groundbreaking proposal it promises to be", featuring an excessive reliance on dialogue and the voice-over. Eulàlia Iglesias of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, warning that "as in any choral comedy, some subplots work better than others", with an TV-sitcom-like

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bundance of dialogue, while still considering the film to be a "fun invitation to a joint and unprejudiced erotic spree".

References