The Laws of Thermodynamics

The Laws of Thermodynamics
Film poster
SpanishLas leyes de la termodinámica
Directed byMateo Gil
Written byMateo Gil
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment Iberia
Release dates
  • 13 March 2018 (2018-03-13) (Miami Film Festival)
  • 20 April 2018 (2018-04-20) (Spain)
  • 31 August 2018 (2018-08-31) (Netflix)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Laws of Thermodynamics (Spanish: Las leyes de la termodinámica) is a 2018 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Mateo Gil.[1][2] The film is a romantic comedy, but is presented partially as a documentary with protagonist "physics geek" Manel attempting to explain the characters behaviour and emotion using the laws.[3]

Cast

Production

The Laws of Thermodynamics was produced by Zeta Cinema, Atresmedia Cine, and On Cinema 2017 and it had the participation of Netflix, Televisió de Catalunya, Atresmedia, ICAA and ICEC.[4]

Release

Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia,[4] it was theatrically released in Spain on April 20, 2018.[5] It was released on August 31, 2018 on Netflix streaming in certain regions.

Critical reception

The film has received mixed reviews, and holds a 46% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a score of 45 on Metacritic.[6][7] Critics tended to praise its original concept, but criticized the characterization and romantic plotting as shallow, with the LA Times complaining that "Gil’s overly clever notion wears out its welcome" and "Manel and Elena are wispily drawn characters with predictable arcs".[8] Variety was more positive, calling it a "fizzing, restless, wholly singular fusion of physics lecture and romcom" stating also that "The love story and the academic treatise gradually impinge on each other more than they inform each other".[9] The Hollywood Reporter likewise stated "Though it is intermittently witty, visually playful and laudable in its attempt to appeal to both head and heart, Laws abandons its characters to its big concept".[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lodge, Guy (18 March 2018). "Miami Film Review: 'The Laws of Thermodynamics'". Variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "'The Laws of Thermodynamics' ('Las Leyes de la Termodinamica'): Film Review - Miami Film Festival 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 March 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Abele, Robert (2018-08-30). "Review: Gimmicky Spanish rom-com 'The Laws of Thermodynamics' never heats up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  4. ^ a b "'Las leyes de la termodinámica' – estreno en cines 20 de abril". Audiovisual451. 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "7 películas que no deberías perderte en la Fiesta del Cine". Antena 3. 7 May 2018.
  6. ^ "The Laws of Thermodynamics". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ "The Laws of Thermodynamics (2018)". Metacritic. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Abele, Robert (2018-08-30). "Review: Gimmicky Spanish rom-com 'The Laws of Thermodynamics' never heats up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  9. ^ Lodge, Guy (2018-03-19). "Miami Film Review: 'The Laws of Thermodynamics'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  10. ^ Holland, Jonathan (2018-03-14). "'The Laws of Thermodynamics' ('Las Leyes de la Termodinamica'): Film Review | Miami Film Festival 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-08-28.