A struggling Miami art gallerist incurs the wrath of a mobster when he becomes accidentally engaged to his flighty ex-wife, but he falls in love with the woman's sister, so he invents a twin brother and plays both parts to satisfy the women.
Acting
Banderas commits to twin physicality with zero shame
Costume
The fake twin's terrible wig deserves its own credit
Director
Fernando Trueba
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Spanish director Fernando Trueba's English-language debut after winning the Foreign Language Oscar for 'Belle Époque'—a career choice that aged like milk.
The fake twin premise was already stale in 1930s screwball comedies; by 1995 it felt archaeological. The film bombed so hard it helped kill the mid-budget adult rom-com for a decade.
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