Oh Marbella! (2003)

Director: Piers Ashworth
Stars: Rik Mayall, Tom Bell, Mike Reid

Oh Marbella! follows the holiday adventures and mishaps of four groups of tourists from the same flight from England as their vacations don't quite go according to plan.

GOATHURLERS
When young Bradley meets beautiful animal activist Sophie at baggage claim he doesn know that his life is about to change forever. What starts as a crazy weekend of binge drinking and chasing women quickly finds Bradley attempting to impress the girl of his dreams by saving a goat from ritualistic sacrifice in a small mountain village.

THE NUDISTS
Power couple Ashley and Maggie are in desperate need of a few days down time in order to deal with their stressful work schedule and rekindle their ailing sex lives. When they are accidentally booked into the coasts top naturalist resort by accident its bad enough, but when it turns out Ashley's boss, Harvey is also at the resort, Ashley and Maggie must do everything that they can to save their careers and their dignity.

DREAMERS
Dave and Tina have booked a last minute holiday to the Costa Del Sol and find themselves quickly preyed upon by a devious timeshare salesman who promises to offer them their Dreams for an affordable. What happens next will ring familiar with anyone who has ever been approached by a dishonest timeshare rep as their dream quickly turns into a nightmare.

HITMEN
Ronnie Ackerman is an underworld legend. A brutal mass-murdering hitman for the mob for decades. Now getting on in years he finds himself on the Costa del Sol doing one final job to pay for an expensive private medical procedure. When he inadvertently befriends his target, another old school London gangster, Ronnie must decide between what's important, his new found friend or one last payday.

IMDB

I enjoyed this comedy which had some rather stereotyped but still amusing characters in a fast-paced fairly intelligent Britcom set on the Costa Del Sol in Southern Spain. The film was rather short, but it adds up to a decent, light evening's entertainment, with some decent comedic high spots. A number of familiar & skilled character actors pop up during the film and Rik Mayall & Eddie Webber were good to watch in their respective roles as a slimy estate agent and timeshare victim. It will come as no surprise that both Tom Bell & Mike Reid were perfectly cast as aging gangsters.

The film left me feeling that more could have been developed, however and the film finished a little abruptly. Nonetheless, it's a well scripted and acted comedy of particular interest to anyone who has visited the Costa del Sol. The filmmakers have shown promise here and I hope that their next film fulfills the potential hinted at in "Oh Marbella".

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