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Summary: Superb!
Review: This film deserves several viewings, especially after reading the reviews on this page: the kids have just finished their junior year! (the last scene jump cuts into the future, when they discuss college, filmmakers skipped their senior year. It does not appear in the film because it is not a year relevant to their friendship!) This may seem unimportant, but one year in the life of a teenager makes a huge difference - had they graduated from high school, they'd be closer to 18. But since they finished their junior year, they're really 16 going on 17. Something to think about!
(remember the Sound of Music as you watch this film) Additionally, this film will revolutionize the narrator - so stale in American cinema. These filmmakers are way ahead of their time. Watch it the first time to get the sex out of the way and be entertained, then watch it a second time, and listen and carefully watch the narrator's story - very compelling - a layered story of a country's 'coming of age.' Watch it a third time to appreciate the masterful cinematography of Academy Award Nominee "El Chivo" Emanuel Lubezky (A Walk in the Clouds, The Birdcage, Little Princess -nomination) just to see what Mexico can put out in this field! A total genius. Watch it again and enjoy the screenwriting, acting and directing. We are entering a new Golden Era of Mexican films that people will talk about for a long time!
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Summary: Don't judge this movie by its plot
Review: A friend of mine read a review of this movie in the paper, and didn't want to see it because it was described as being "about" two bored rich boys drinking beer, masturbating, making vapid crude jokes, and seducing a married twenty-eight-year-old woman, while going on a trip to rural areas that we never get to see in any cultural depth and which the boys don't seem to properly appreciate. (And that is indeed the plot, more or less, the paper didn't describe it comepletely inaccurately.) My friend said, "who would want to watch that?" But then, I finally saw it, and it was actually quite good. sometimes a great movie isn't "about" its plot. (The movie "American Beauty" sounds pretty unapealing when described just in terms of what events happen and in what order, etc, too-- and yet it is brilliant.) In addition to the above description, 'Y tu Mama' is also "about" what it means to these two teenage boys in urban Mexico to be men, how they constantly talk about sex in a competitive manner that really masks their sexual attraction to one another, and how this attraction eventually becomes aknowledged in some fashion during a long road trip ostensibly undertaken for the purpose of seducing an older woman (who herself has an interesting and sad secret). Meanwhile, there is the occasional voice-over narration, which sounds like a combination sociologist/leftist travel guide, commenting on the areas through which the boys drive, sometimes with minute detail but without any depth-- which seems to serve the purpose of distancing us from the teens, reminding us that they really are spoiled, and that the rural areas are no more 'their culture' than they would be an Anglo United States resident's culture, and that real things happen in this landscape, regardless of what little happens to our 2 silly boys. It's a cool film, and it's funny. I think its one main drawback is that the most appropriate audience for it, other teenagers, are probably not allowed to see it due to its lack of a "rating".
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Summary: Raw and Honest.
Review: More movies should be made like Y Tu Mama Tambien. It is such a beautiful and poetic film I just don't think I can say enough about it. The story is fairly simple, yet it is so complex. Two young men Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael Garcia Berna) are enjoying their summer just after high school graduation. They do things, like talk about sex, go to parties, and talk about having more sex, that normal teenage boys do. ...P>I took my friend to see this film and to my disappointment she dismissed it as porn with a plot. It is so much more. Few films are this complex on so many levels. Yes, there is a lot of sex, but it is not erotic, in fact it is so realistic it is comical. As young men go, these guys are far better lovers in their stories then in reality. But again this film is not about sex. It is about reality. It is about social structure and social change. It is about love and friendship. It is about comedy and tragedy. It is about growing up. It is a relevation in this day and age of no substance film making. One last note. The performances are fantastic. And the way in which Alfonso Cuaron decided to shoot the film, using lots of long one takes, only made their performances more impressive. Cuaron has made a film that I hope will inspire a movement in the industry towards making more raw and honest films. I was inspired.
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Summary: Absolutely amazing movie...especially if you speak Spanish.
Review: I've seen this movie three times: first in Mexico when it came out June of 2001, then again in Peru a few months later, and in June of 2002 when it finally hit the local theater in the States. I have been waiting for over a year for it to come out on DVD! It's a great movie...I cannot say enough about it. If you are a Spanish speaker, you will understand so much more about the relationships between the main two characters. The subtitles are fine, but it doesn't allow for 100% of the friendship to be understood. The movie shows the real Mexico and explains a lot about it by relating everyday stories in certain locations. The viewer will leave not only having seen a friendship go through many changes, but also understanding a bit more of the mysteries of Mexico as a culture. One word of warning: there is a lot of sex. Try to get over that and see the beauty of the movie. It's worth it, I promise you.
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Summary: Unforgettable
Review: Make no mistake about it, this film is the best film to come off the shores of the American continent in decades. With charm, wit, passion and horrible accuracy it depicts two young lads journey towards adulthood and a woman in search for some inner peace. The two young actors and the beautiful woman are all worthy international recognition and pay-checks the size of Hollywood megastars, because these guys can act. I have never been so frustrated and entertained watching a movie so full of idiotic and childish pranks yet still I couldn't help but caring for these lads and wanting more. The end is awesome - if you excuse a word often misused - but the road there is even better...I'm taking my next vacation to Boca de cielo!
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Summary: Macho chatter, ribald jokes and a very real and human story
Review: This Mexican film by director Alfonzo Cuaron is about more than the seemingly simple plot. Two teenage boys have just seen their girlfriends off for a summer in Europe. Bored, and with raging hormones, they invite a slightly older woman on a road trip. When she discovers her husband has been cheating on her, she agrees. What follows is funny, bittersweet and filled with outrageous carnal experiences as they travel through a Mexico with wide social and political disparities. Gael Garcia Bernal is cast as Julio, the rich boy who attends parties where there are more bodyguards than guests. Diego Luna is his middle-class friend. Both are excellent actors and their macho chatter and ribald jokes kept me giggling throughout. Miribel Verdu is cast as Luisa, who joins them on their trip and teaches them a thing or two about life in general and details of eroticism in particular. She is a sensual beauty and the focus of every scene. There is also a voice-over narration, which points out details along the road such as accidents that happened several years ago or the place where a servant in Julio's home had been born. All this is background for the three main characters though, whose joyful romp is filled with fun and erotic discoveries. The dialog is explicit and real and the situations very human.It is not until the ending though that it all gets tied together, and, like the characters, I was sad and yet filled with a sense of completion and a deeper understanding of the fragility of life. Recommended.
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: After consecutively watching two movies from Mexico (Amores Perros and Dona Herlinda & Her Son), I eagerly awaited for Alfonso Cuaron's Y Tu Mama Tambien. I was not disappointed. The Mexican film industry has definitely arrived. This is one gem of a film that deserves all the critical acclaim it has been receiving in film festivals around the world. You can classify this movie as you wish - road movie, coming-of-age tale, may-december interludes, study of a woman in mid-life crisis, sex-starved youth meets lonely woman longing for love and affection - but no matter what the tag is, it remains a masterpiece of modern cinema. The three main leads (Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, and the amazing Maribel Verdu) all deliver knockout performances that led me to a rollercoaster of emotions culminating in two realizations: 1) that life is too short to waste and 2) that life's lessons come to you in the most unexpected situations. Sure, there is sex dotted generously in this 2-hour film, but they are quickly outshadowed by everything else. While I originally saw Y Tu Mama Tambien during the film festival in Venice, I was fortunate enough to buy a DVD copy of this movie in Hongkong (foreign movies in this format are released much earlier here) and add it to my growing collection of must-see movies. Watch this one or buy/rent the DVD, you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: and your mama also...
Review: i'm not exactly sure how this one ended up at my local multiplex cinema but i won't bother to question it. alfonso cuaron is a very talented and promising director and y tu mama tambien is a delight in nearly every sense of the word. here you have a basic coming of age story, a teen sex comedy, and rowdy road trip story all merging into one lane which works well given the proper direction and necessary talent. at times touching and always funny, mama reminds us of what it's like to be young and free in all of it's unsentimental glory. although at times a bit harsh, cuaron gives us an honest look at growing up and the crazy things we've all done in our lives. y tu mama tambien is definately not for all audiences as the film does have many graphic scenes of copulation involving teens and much sexual dialogue which may be offensive to some viewers.
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Summary: Dare to be different!!!
Review: This is one of the best movies I've ever seen in any language. Not your average Hollywood movie...this one's got substance!!! Reality at its best... I've already seen this movie 5 times and I still "catch" something new I didn't the previous time... If you can somehow relate to a Latin American country like Mexico, you'll love this film even more... WARNING: Not for narrow-minded people...
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Summary: OK Yu found it, so read my review
Review: 1. The movie it's not only about sexuality... it shows a lot of the contradictions of living in Mexico City and being a Mexican.
2. The director had the guts to make a movie about all the hipocrisy in our landscape... a lot of the power groups tried to ban the movie... but because he made a couple of really interesting movies in the commertial circuit in the states they had a lot of problems to do that... finally, revenge.
3. It's a story no different than the ones many young guys in Mexico had experienced... but it's really well told.
4. Great photography by el Chivo... lubesky (Sleepy hollow).
...Sometimes, funny, sometimes sexy, sometimes sad... alway interesting... here's my review...
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