From the excitement of the news that his wife is pregnant, a technician forgets to remove chocks from the wheels of an airplane at an airport. When the said airplane takes flight from Madrid to Mexico City, it turns out that the chocks clogged its wheels, and thus the pilots have to fly in circles and wait for an airport to clear the runaway to land. There is a rich crew on board: three gay flight attendants; Bruna, a passenger who thinks she has psychic powers which predict the future; Ricardo Galan, an actor who calls upon his two ex-girlfriends; Norma, a Dominatrix who falls in love with her assassin... Finally, the plane lands safely at La Mancha airport.
One of Pedro Almodovar's lesser films, "I'm So Excited!" is a wacky patchwork of a comedy set on an airplane flight 90% of its running time, yet a one that is neither that particularly amusing nor that particularly inspired. The episodic story revolves around a dozen or so characters, yet few of them manage to sustain the viewers' interest. A few good jokes are reminiscent of Almodovar's better days, such as when the flight attendants comment that the passengers in the economy class are "suffering from economy class syndrome" or when a woman gives a fellatio to her boyfriend while sleepwalking during the night, yet the movie needed more of such moments. The three gay flight attendants only have their moment in the mildly amusing sequence when they are dancing in tune to The Pointer Sisters' song "I'm So Excited!", yet the storyline is mostly boring and tiresome, full of empty walk and lukewarm gags, with several omissions. Watching these people stuck on an airplane is as fun as watching a traffic jam.
Grade:+
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