Ok, let me put it this way... I wasn't going to see this movie, since I felt angry at mexican cinema these days. What did they expect? Y tu mama tambien was an insult to my eyes and intelligence, and it is not that I am easily offended or narrow minded, because if that was the case I wouldn't have liked this one either...and actually I did.
It is not great,it has many flaws, but this is a decent example of what a film with pretentions should attempt to be. The main flaw perhaps resides in that Gael Garcia is an awful actor (just look at him ridiculizing himself talking with argentinian accent in Vidas Privadas), the other is that it tries so hard to cover so many things that at the end leaves a lot unclosed; perhaps they needed more time.
At the end I saw it, honestly because, I was dying to tear it appart and trash it like the rest of modern mexican cinema, and I even promised myself not to say I saw it to anyone in case it "blew". Well, as you can see, I'm here talking about it, which is not bad.
But that's it, I wont enter into all that controversy stuff bulls***t, because I've never liked to do what the rest of the people does, and right now, every body is talking about it. But it is entertaining to watch all those offended people on tv and magazines, keep on the good work, you all make my day. And Gael... you might as well cast as "San Juan Diego" one day, you are perfect for the role
It is not great,it has many flaws, but this is a decent example of what a film with pretentions should attempt to be. The main flaw perhaps resides in that Gael Garcia is an awful actor (just look at him ridiculizing himself talking with argentinian accent in Vidas Privadas), the other is that it tries so hard to cover so many things that at the end leaves a lot unclosed; perhaps they needed more time.
At the end I saw it, honestly because, I was dying to tear it appart and trash it like the rest of modern mexican cinema, and I even promised myself not to say I saw it to anyone in case it "blew". Well, as you can see, I'm here talking about it, which is not bad.
But that's it, I wont enter into all that controversy stuff bulls***t, because I've never liked to do what the rest of the people does, and right now, every body is talking about it. But it is entertaining to watch all those offended people on tv and magazines, keep on the good work, you all make my day. And Gael... you might as well cast as "San Juan Diego" one day, you are perfect for the role