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Format: DVD: R-Rated Version, Y Tu Mama Tambien
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Format: DVD: R-Rated Version, Y Tu Mama Tambien This beautifully filmed expertly acted movie about two 17-year-old middle-class Mexican boys on summer break is deceivingly complex. The basic plot of the film is that best friends Tenoch Diego Luna BEFORE NIGHT FALLS and Julio Gael Garcia Bernal AMORES PERROS who think of nothing but sex convince a beautiful 28-year-old woman Luisa Maribel Verdu to go on a road trip with them to a nonexistent beach. They get lost. They flirt and giggle and fawn over Luisa hoping to win her over with their boyish charms. And that's about it. But that simple plotline merely provides structure for the poetry and meaning that is woven into the film with photography and narration. Periodically throughout the film while the action continues normally the sound stops. A voice over then gives information--sometimes a brief biography of one of the characters birth date name of father and mother consequences of birth primary childhood experiences or a note about what each of the characters is really thinking or a news report or his...
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| It Might Be Mexican New Wave Cinema, But It's Still a Lame Movie
by mrkstvns, 6/6/2002 |
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Pros: Plenty of sex
Cons: I never knew sex could be so dull
The Bottom Line: I'm underwhelmed. Don't like the characters. Don't like the low-budget look. Don't even like the sex...see it if you must.
Review: I usually know right away whether I love or hate a movie. Movies seldom "grow" on me. I knew within
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