The film starts well. Great actors, interesting setting, good premise.
Then it sets up mystery after mystery.
Why did Peter and his brother fall out?
Did his brother actually get any of his messages?
How come everyone seems to know each other in Benidorm?
Why is the beautiful Sarita Choudhury character even remotely interested in the bedraggled, directionless, charmless Timothy Spall character?
How come the late-middle-aged police officer is having some kind of fling with the very dishy and much younger doorman?
Why is Peter getting ill? Is the cleaner poisoning him, and why?
I could mention another ten questions that the film poses, but I'd get too far into spoiler territory.
The point is, NOT ONE of the mysteries is actually solved.
NOTHING happens.
When the film ended, there was a big groan from us. How can it just STOP?
We spent the next half hour moaning to each other about how frustrating it was. And it really, really was.
Then it sets up mystery after mystery.
Why did Peter and his brother fall out?
Did his brother actually get any of his messages?
How come everyone seems to know each other in Benidorm?
Why is the beautiful Sarita Choudhury character even remotely interested in the bedraggled, directionless, charmless Timothy Spall character?
How come the late-middle-aged police officer is having some kind of fling with the very dishy and much younger doorman?
Why is Peter getting ill? Is the cleaner poisoning him, and why?
I could mention another ten questions that the film poses, but I'd get too far into spoiler territory.
The point is, NOT ONE of the mysteries is actually solved.
NOTHING happens.
When the film ended, there was a big groan from us. How can it just STOP?
We spent the next half hour moaning to each other about how frustrating it was. And it really, really was.