McMansion (film)

McMansion
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEl casoplón
Directed byJoaquín Mazón
Written byRoberto Jiménez
Produced by
  • Juan Moreno
  • Guillermo Sempere
  • Koldo Zuazua
Starring
CinematographyChiqui Palma
Edited byJani Madrileño
Music byVicente Ortiz
Production
companies
  • Kowalski Films
  • Feelgood Media
  • Casoplón AIE
  • Bajo el mismo techo AIE
Distributed byBuena Vista International
Release date
  • 16 April 2025 (2025-04-16)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

McMansion (Spanish: El casoplón)[1] is a 2025 Spanish comedy film directed by Joaquín Mazón and written by Roberto Jiménez. It stars Pablo Chiapella and Raquel Guerrero.

Plot

Gardener Carlos takes his wife Toñi and their three children to the empty luxury mansion in La Moraleja he is working in as their apartment's air conditioning system is not working during the scorching Summer, turning out to be some unforgettable holidays.[2][3][4]

Cast

  • Pablo Chiapella as Carlos[2]
  • Raquel Guerrero as Toñi[2]
  • Mónica Solaun as agente inmobiliaria[2] ('real estate agent')
  • Edurne as herself[2]
  • Iñaki Miramón as jefe de Carlos[2] ('Carlos' boss')
  • María Córdoba as Estefanía[2]
  • Nerea Pascual[2]
  • Álvaro Lafuente[2]
  • Noah Casas[2]

Production

McMansion is a Kowalski Films and Feelgood Media production, with the participation of RTVE, EiTB, and Movistar Plus+.[5] Shooting locations included Madrid and Bilbao.[5]

Release

Distributed by Buena Vista International,[5] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 April 2025.

Reception

Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Guerrero, "a scenic whirlwind", and her chemistry with Chiapella as the best thing about the film, while lamenting that Edurne does not know how to (or is not allowed to) laugh at herself.[3]

Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, lamenting that the self-serving formula [of the Segura family] is fastly and bluntly deployed "for all audiences, that is to say, for none".[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "McMansion". Film Factory. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto. "Los estrenos del 16 de abril. 'El casoplón'. Vacaciones exclusivas". Aisge.
  3. ^ a b Vázquez, Pablo (16 April 2025). "Crítica de 'El casoplón', comedia con Pablo Chiapella que mezcla "el desarrollismo de la crisis con el neorrealismo cruel de Azcona"". Fotogramas.
  4. ^ "Pablo Chiapella, un "parásito" de La Moraleja en la película familiar de esta Semana Santa: con cameo de Edurne". El Confidencial. 15 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Sánchez-Sequera, Marco (13 April 2025). "'El casoplón' – estreno en cines 16 de abril". Audiovisual451.
  6. ^ Lombardo, Manuel J. (18 April 2025). "Sueños de pobre". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
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