Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- surreal
- darkly comic
- late night viewing
- international cinema night
What critics said
Critics found the supernatural premise imaginative but judged the black comedy short on genuine laughs and unevenly executed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Heaven is rendered as a beatific version of Paris where French is spoken, contrasting with the red-tinted English-speaking Hell.
Supernatural agents from Heaven and Hell are dispatched to compete over Manny's soul as if following institutional assignments.
An angel and a waitress from Hell are sent to influence the injured boxer Manny's eternal destination.
Manny's potentially fatal brain injury gives the farcical supernatural duel urgent bodily and spiritual stakes.
Films like Don't Tempt Me, and why
The Devil's Advocate
darkly comic supernatural contest over a human soul, mixing fantasy with irreverent religious satire
The Good Place
stylized afterlife bureaucracy, moral intervention, and whimsical metaphysical comedy
What Dreams May Come
romanticized heaven-and-hell imagery, spiritual stakes, and emotionally earnest fantasy drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Agustín Díaz Yanes
- Release Date
- 2001-11-30
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (96)
Cast
- Penélope Cruz
- Victoria Abril
- Gael García Bernal
- Demián Bichir
- Elsa Pataky
- Elena Anaya
- Luis Tosar
- Peter McDonald
- Bruno Bichir
- Gemma Jones
Common questions
- What is Don't Tempt Me about?
- A brain-injured boxer becomes the prize in a sly, surreal contest between rival agents of Heaven and Hell.
- What is Don't Tempt Me like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Don't Tempt Me as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Don't Tempt Me violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Don't Tempt Me as moderate.
- What did critics think of Don't Tempt Me?
- Critics found the supernatural premise imaginative but judged the black comedy short on genuine laughs and unevenly executed.
- Which films are like Don't Tempt Me?
- Films with a similar feel include The Devil's Advocate, The Good Place, and What Dreams May Come.
- How long is Don't Tempt Me?
- Don't Tempt Me runs 112 minutes.
