Monday, March 01, 2021

Fuzileiro do Amor (1956)

 José Ambrósio enlists in the Marines (actually, their Brazilian counterpart) in order to be accepted by his girlfriend's father, who is himself a retired marine. Since José Ambrósio is physically unfit and clumsy, he is the constant butt of jokes of his comrades and a victim of harassment by his sergeant. By a strange coincidence, his identical twin is also a military who is stationed nearby. That causes some confusion.

Very unoriginal comedy with some musical numbers thrown in for good measure. As the initial plot concerning an unfit recruit didn't provide enough material for a full-length film, they inserted the twin subplot which completely diverts the course of the movie.

Rating: 31

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