Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Amaia after breaking up with Rafa, falls in love with a Catalonian. Koldo, her father, goes to Sevilla to persuade Rafa to go to Catalonia and take Amaia's heart back.
Spanish Affair 2 is a serviceable sequel to the original Spanish regional comedy, recycling the same fish-out-of-water formula but swapping the cultural clash to Catalonia instead of the Basque Country. The plot is predictable and formulaic, essentially a retread of the first film's premise with diminishing returns. Acting is competent but unremarkable, with the cast delivering broad comedic performances suited to the light tone. Cinematography is functional, showcasing Spanish locations adequately but without particular visual ambition. Novelty earns a modest bump for its continued satirical skewering of Spanish regional identities and political tensions around Catalan independence, giving it a culturally specific flavor that distinguishes it somewhat from generic romantic comedies, even if it's far less fresh than the original. The ending is predictable and tidily resolved in typical romcom fashion.