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Guillermo Francella playing chronically drunk Sandoval stole the show


His character had the best lines, and Francella's performance of that part was fantastic.

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I agree, but also Like SandovalĀ“s lines, I watch this movie (all the time) just to hear their lines. Rago at the end is memorable :)

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You two are wrong, Morales is never drunk... It is Sandoval who is drunk.

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Thanks. Fixed.

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His worrk in this film is amazing. And, Impressively, his first dramatic role.
He is a well known comedian in Argentina (and not a good one in my opinion), but this movie changed my vision of him totally

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Yes, for my first Spanish-language movie, Sandoval is excellent. His timing of lines is spot on. He never comes across as "dopey drunk", but he is shown continually drinking. It's as if drinking gives him insight into people and why they commit crime, that he couldn't get if he were sober.

For me, his funniest line comes near the end, when he's trying to totter around the room with Benjamin, and says something like...."too much furniture".

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