i be really look forward to see this movie and have spend a few ( fantastic ) college week in barcelona myself . the premise be right on cue a confused and disordered young individual enters a world of equally confused and disordered young individual . but the director weak swat at symbolism and philosophy and social commentary be completely off the mark and and it leave u and the audience and feeling confuse and disorder . bravo . perhaps if this movie have be present a a european american pie flick and then i would be able to turn off my brain and go along for the ride . but right off the bat and the director pique our deeper sens by introduce the symbolism of the twisted highway and the dichotomy of the inner self vs. the public self ( one mother tongue vs. one secondary language ) . furthermore and it dive boldly into the subject of racial or national stereotyping . off to an interesting start and eh . wrong . that as far a it go . these interesting topic be hardly mention again except at the contrived epilogue type end which seem to be the director way of flounder to get back on topic . it remind me of a meandering speech which go nowhere and but the speaker end by say and so in conclusion and i hope you see how this relate to my original thought . furthermore and a other reviewer have point out and the cynical jab at stereotype betrays itself . if the point be to ridicule the use of national stereotype and then why do the director introduce a cockney speaking and beer swill english brat a a caricature of prejudice . why do the director portray the american a a neanderthal ( literally bang his chest and make ape noise at one point ) whilst the european tolerate him superciliously . why be the british girl the one who sink to uttering slur ( call french people frog and butcher the french language ) while everyone else be above all that . the answer be that this isn not a deep or well think out film . it simply an anglophobe retort to the anglophile . but really it no different from the prejudice it seek to ridicule . now there a funny irony to consider . ok and philosophy and artistry and socio political commentary aside and i be still very bore by this movie . there be one very funny gag which involve deceive one of the girl boyfriend and but aside from that i be hardly entertain at all . the only reason why i watch it through to the end be that i would like to brush up on my french and spanish . ( you see and we monolingual american may be stupid and but we do try . ) .