Review of Margarita

Margarita (III) (2016)
Bland Peruvian Family Comedy
28 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Peruvian sitcoms are not something we get faced with every day so Margarita has curiosity value. Bright colours and loads of the pre-teen charms of Francisca Aronsson are the selling points but what we get the most of is sad sack Giovanni Ciccia, who is in every scene and practically every shot. The comedian needs better material to make any impression.

Ciccia is a freelance ad man (we don't get to see much of his work) on whom middle age is bearing down. His major compensation is inappropriately blonde and lively Maria Grazia Gamarra. On the day of his big presentation, ex-wife Vanessa Saba dumps their young daughter Aronsson on him, after a fight with the girl.

Our hero's narcoleptic chum César Ritter tries to help out and in desperation gran Yvonne Frayssinet is called in for a trip to the local Tattos franchise super market, where they adopt a stray dog that they detour to the vet and welcome into the household, over Ciccia's objections. The animal proves to have no comic potential. Meanwhile fetching neighbor Melania Urbina and Ciccia become an item, despite her inability to park in her allocated space and Ritter has an attack of the crazies because he gets woken up during one of his doze offs.

Of course, everything goes pear shaped and then resolves happily - shots of a family excursion to Paris. It's about as interesting as it sounds and limited by a lack of Peruvian locating material.
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