Product Details

• Actors: Adriana Ozores, Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, Carmen Maura, Juan Gea
• Directors: Eva Lesmes
• Writers: Luis Marías
• Producers: César Benítez
• Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Venevision
• VHS Release Date: December 3, 2002
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000085EEO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #639,856 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This is the story of a robbery. A robbery done by the most unlikely group of robbers in the history of robberies: The cleaning girl of a bank, a well-off lady who has come down in the world, a pregnant hair-dresser and a punk with no future. So, this very feminine gang of robbers starts to work. The preparations, the rehearsals, the numerous problems, among others the natural lack of disposition of these women to delelinquency, make them get to know each other much better and develop ties between them, while making each one of them face their own ghosts. But if the preparation was perhaps amusing, the robbery is something very serious. And not one of them can imagine what's in store for them.

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars funny, October 18, 2005

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Carlos Gouyonnet (Miami) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hold-Up (El Palo) (DVD)

This is one the very funny movies from Spain; but unfortunelly the quality of the DVD is really poor, that's why the 3 stars. But I repeat the movie is very funny.

5.0 out of 5 stars Loads of fun!!!!, May 24, 2005

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LYNNETTE DI ROMANI (IRON MT, MICHIGAN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Hold-Up (El Palo) (DVD)

I ordered this film because I love watching Adriana Ozores and Maribel Verdu. They are great talents and drop dead gorgeous. Not to mention, Spanish cinema exceeds American movies for the most part when it comes to great writing and acting. There is more honesty in the characters as well as great entertainment. This is the story of 4 women who walk completely different paths in life. Although robbing a bank is not on my list of things I approve of, it is a very funny story on how they pull it off. Great writing makes it all come together. This is a film that can be seen over and over.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Caper, January 2, 2004

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S. Sommerville "Author of A Russian Prostitut... (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hold-Up (El Palo) (DVD)

The characters are what made this movie so much fun. A single mother cleaning lady, a punk chick, a promiscious hair stylist and a rich widow all team up to rob a bank. The crooks in this film have so much concience, and their circumstances are ones that the average person can relate to.

The dvd itself is good also as it has "the making of" segment, which I found to be rather humorous. The acting is great, great script, overall it is a very funny movie, its great to finally see some great comedy from Spain.