¨El Penalti Más Largo Del Mundo "or" The Longest Penalty Shot in the World "is starred Fernando (Fernando Tejero, when he was training he had to go to hospital because his kidney was bleeding), a whole slack who spontaneously has to stand-in the definitive match that can grant his football team the victory in the league, as he is the substitute goalkeeper who must stop the final goal. Meanwhile, his coach called Santos (Carlos Kaniowsky) attempts to teach him and training to stop the goals. As the final penalty is postponed for a week, during which takes place absurd situations, silly events, and he falls in love with coach's daughter (Marta Larralde).
This comedy contains social customs, lots of humor, entertainment and amusement. This is a slightly funny film with entertaining situations, giggles, emotion and a love story. The film moves in fits and starts most of which would be desirable, with more traps the viewer resists any kind, and some moments of enjoyment and others quite a few embarrassing. When the trailer was shown on cinemas, most of the public thought it was the second part of Días De Fútbol. The flick gives a short description about people lives of middle and lower class from suburbia and barrios. You didn't expect to like because of the title, but it is really barely about Fútbol, and more about the players of one particularly clumsy team of friends. This is a typical Madrid comedy of the 2000s with the usual ingredients as enjoyable humor, social habits, relationships among people and, of course, dealing with football. The roles in this film are all lovable despite being rather pathetic and silly. The main issue about the delayed penalty is so repetitive and that makes it a bit boring and the most part results to be rich in absurdities and implausibilities. A well acted, so so crafted, movie that should be considered as a return in form to the typical Spanish comedy of yesteryear. The picture attempts to spread optimism about the events of life, with its amusing sides but also including ordinary discussions. Sympathetic performances from protagonist trio, Fernando Tejero, Maria Botto and Marta Larralde. Agreeable support cast gives good acting as Carlos Kaniowsky as Santos, Javier Gutiérrez AS Rafa, Enrique Villén as Adrián, Fernando Cayo as Bilbao and Héctor Colomé as Rodríguez.
Atmospheric and appropriate musical score by the notorious Lucio Gody, a prolific composer who has composed excellent soundtrack such as ¨Blackthorn¨, ¨All about my mother¨, ¨Fin¨, ¨Amador¨, ¨Aura¨ and deemed to be one of the best Spanish musicians. Evocative cinematography by Juan Antonio Castaño. The motion picture was professionally written and directed by Robert Santiago, an expert comedy director such as ¨Hombres Felices¨, ¨¨Club De Suicidas¨, ¨Al final del Camino¨, ¨Solo Para Dos¨, many of them starred by his fetish actor, Fernando Tejero.
