'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía' Reviews: "Disco, Ibiza, Locomía is a lesson in positivity, respect and unconditional love"

         On September 6, 2024, 'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía' was released by Netflix, garnering a mixed reception from critics. In the drama, "In the '80s Ibiza scene, a group of friends in the eccentric band Locomía skyrockets to fame, testing their friendships, identities and careers." The ensemble cast includes Jaime Lorente, Alberto Ammann, Alejandro Speitzer, Eva Llorach, and Blanca Suárez. Read the full review round-up below.

        Sara Heredia of Sensacine says, "For my generation, Locomía were those guys with shoulder pads and giant fans who always danced to the same song on television sets. This perception changed many years later when I discovered Locomía , the original Movistar Plus+ documentary that told their story. Or rather, their story. Halfway between a gay soap opera, a Pride protest and a thriller starring the worst of the music industry, Locomía would have called for a wild and unprejudiced fiction, something in the tone of Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street . Disco, Ibiza, Locomía , Kike Maíllo 's approach to this story, sometimes comes close to that spirit - in sequences like the initial one at the party, in the "judicial" structure of the script itself and in the performance of an unbridled Jaime Lorente - and that's when it shines the most, as much as those costumes full of colour, the eighties graphics, the most fun Ibiza and that soundtrack that is a tribute to the whole decade. But, for some reason, other times it opts for comedy in the purest Telecinco style and loses sight of the unbridled film that the group deserved."

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        Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía notes, "Disco, Ibiza, Locomía is a lesson in positivity, respect and unconditional love. A film with a clear, entertaining and highly engaging narrative that pays homage to the true story while working as an audiovisual piece. A resounding yes to seeing in theaters this weekend."

      Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas praises the drama, stating, "Despite its concessions, which it has, the whole exudes energy and does justice to parts of the story while smoothing out others to make them fit the audience of 'I'm Loving You Madly' (A. Marín, 2023). Harmed by its final do-goodism, 'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía' is a stimulating work, with characters that are not of a piece, and which, behind its multicoloured fan, hides a background of pain, revenge and betrayal, the everlasting confrontation between the integrity of the artist and the voracity of 'marketing'." Continuing, "