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Y tu Mamá También [Unrated] (Widescreen Subtitled)

Starring: Daniel Jiménez Cacho, Maribel Verdú Director: Alfonso Cuarón
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The enormous economic gap between the haves and have-nots in modern Mexico is a subtle undercurrent in Alfonso Cuaron's dark comedy Y Tu Mamá También. Two post-high school teens, rich preppie Tenoch and his middle-class buddy Julio, find themselves directionless and bored when their girlfriends leave for Italy for the summer. The boys' fortunes change when they hook up with Luisa, the sexy, older wife of Tenoch's cousin--recently separated from her philandering husband--and embark on a farcical road trip. What starts as a happy-go-lucky quest to the find the mythical Heaven's Mouth beach turns into an acrimonious, tense examination of their relationships with each other and their partners. Y Tu Mamá También is the kind of lively, provocative, yet bittersweet movie that rarely gets made in North America anymore. It explores sex, death, poverty, and adultery in a frank, sometimes startling manner. In its bluntness and willingness to confront difficult issues head-on, it represents everything good 21st-century filmmaking should be about. --Adem Tepedelen


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Dans la veine des réalisations latino-américaines destinées à un vaste public et soutenues financièrement par les États-Unis, Y tu mamá también, du Mexicain Alfonso Cuarón, est un road movie particulièrement percutant, dont l’apparente légèreté ne sert qu’à masquer un fond beaucoup plus acide.

Lorsque Julio et Tenoch, deux adolescents désœuvrés de conditions sociales différentes, rencontrent Luisa, une ravissante jeune femme espagnole, ils décident de lui faire visiter le Mexique en l’emmenant vers une plage imaginaire qu’ils surnomment la Bouche du paradis. Guidé essentiellement par ses désirs, ce trio amoureux verra rapidement les dessous troubles de sa liberté de façade se révéler au grand jour.

Grâce à une réalisation nerveuse et à des acteurs frais et envoûtants (Maribel Verdú, Diego Luna et Gael García Bernal, qui avait déjà soutenu l’excellent Amores Perros), ce Jules et Jim piquant et ambigu, parfois féroce, est une virée excessive où le passage à l’âge adulte est envisagé comme un véritable rite initiatique, auquel amour et amitié ne peuvent réellement résister. Ce constat amer est tout de même tempéré par des scènes vives et fortes où éclatent toute l’insouciance et la fougue de la jeunesse. Malgré une voix hors champ parfois mal intégrée et une fin quelque peu prévisible, Y tu mamá también reste une surprise cinématographique insolente et sensuelle. --Helen Faradji


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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What movie were some of the other reviewers watching?, Jun 2 2006
By Barbara J. Chaplin (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews
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OK, the movie has a lot of sex in it, and the characters talk about sex a lot. If that bothers you, I suggest you don't watch it.
But to say the movie is the Mexican equivalent of "American Pie" or "Porky's" is absurd. I'm pretty sure the director's goals were to produce something a bit more artistic than that. And to call the movie "pedophilistic", as one reviewer did! - the boys in question have graduated from high school and appear in fact to be men. And the woman they're travelling with is 29, hardly the pathetic older woman of one review. Plus it is Mexico, not Spain.
The movie is set in Mexico and is a meditation about and/or indictment of the huge class disparities of the country, and an examination of how Mexico is modernizing. It's about sex, too, of course - I got out of it that behind the macho posturing of many men, there is a yearning for closeness and connection with other men, which they cannot acknowledge. Except sometimes, when they're drunk, for example, as in the scene in this movie that so bothered some reviewers.
The movie is well-made, the dialogue is interesting - the characters actually talk, not just give enough info to move the plot along, as in so many action films - the acting is excellent, and you get to see a lot of Mexico, both the city and the country, the rich, the poor, and the middle-class.
On the technical side, the DVD transfer seems fine.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Erotic Existentialism, April 8 2004
I didn't know erotic existentialism existed, yet somehow director Alfonso Cuaron found a way to combine the plight of the human condition with steamy scenes that will melt your beer mug in his film Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN.

Seventeen-year-old pals Tenoch and Julio are hormone-driven, annoying boys with too much time on their hands. When by chance at a wedding they meet the wife of Tenoch's cousin, a much older woman named Luisa (played exquisitely by a hauntingly beautiful Maribel Verdu), the stage is set for a powerful coming-of-age story, as the boys ask their new friend to accompany them to a secluded beach. Once Luisa consents, and the road trip begins, this film powerfully, and at times humorously, explores the facade of resisted temptations--of a friendship put to the test. . .of a friendship that might be more than just a friendship.

Intertwined throughout the compelling cinematography, steamy erotica, and adolescent nonsense is a dark element of fatalistic existentialism--an element in the form of a narrator--that serves to remind the viewer this is no lightweight "American Pie" spoof. There are times when the dialogue cuts away and the narrator takes over; the somber voice tells stories of tragedy and suffering, past and present, on the part of people we will never get to know--people who are mentioned only because of their proximity to the main characters. Powerful, powerful stuff.

As much as I liked the film, I did have a few problems. The two teenagers at times were so irritating I kept wanting to tell them to go to their rooms. We learn so much about Luisa's background via the narrator, but learn very little about why she made the choices she did late in the film--especially given the immaturity of her companions. And there's a tragedy at the end that comes out of nowhere. . .but is consistent with the bleak undercurrent of the film.

Spoken in Spanish, subtitled in English, Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN is riveting entertainment. The DVD contains a short feature entitled "Me la debes," which takes infidelity to a whole new level, and ultimately proves it's a small world, after all. Due to the explicit materials, this DVD is for adults only. Make sure your heart medication is up to date before viewing.
--D. Mikels

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5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant, provocative, compelling, Feb 26 2005
This film delights in snubbing its nose at hollywood pap, like many euro and hispanic films. That is all the better for us, as this film holds nothing back in telling a wide-eyed and rivetting story about adolescents living in a class-conflicted Mexico. And what a fascinating story it is! Too bad you had to read a review before just taking in the film raw, without anticipation, as it should be. That said, nuff said: see the film. In a similar vein, rent City of God, also - I'd rate that the flick of the decade.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not "X"actly for the whole family
Frankly, I'm uncertain about publicly acknowledging that I viewed this movie because it really pushes the edge of decency. Read more
Published on Jul 19 2004 by Randy Keehn

1.0 out of 5 stars horrible movie, pure pedophile homosexual crap
this movie has two young boys masturbating on a diving board. (...)this is a horrible movie, and the director should be arrested. horrible. pure filth.
Published on Jul 11 2004 by alertinerkirk

2.0 out of 5 stars Y Tu Mama Tambien some ok moments but overall not good
Y u mama tambien is a shambled mess by director alfonoso cuaron who is now at the helm of directing the next potter film. Read more
Published on Jul 6 2004 by GreatMovieCriticRobertfromUS

5.0 out of 5 stars hilarious and poignant
alfonso cuaron is ace. an unforgettable movie featuring supreme acting performances, hilarity, a twist at the end (alright, it was predictable if you watched carefully), social... Read more
Published on Jun 18 2004 by milap

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but overhyped
I thought that this was a good but not great movie, certainly not a waste of time but a let-down after the extreme hype surrounding it. Read more
Published on May 31 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth watching
This is a good film - not great - but worth seeing at least once. And it IS a film - not a movie. For those sharp enough to pick them up, it's full of symbolism and wonderful... Read more
Published on May 14 2004 by James Whale

3.0 out of 5 stars it's an okay movie, and not all about sex
Luisa did not go on the road trip to get revenge on her unfaithful husband. She loved him, but she wanted to make the most of her time. Read more
Published on May 11 2004 by ringwormone

4.0 out of 5 stars Great coming of age movie
Don't get tied up in the sex thing. While its definitely a sultry, sexy movie - this movie is a great depiction of the way that friends grow up and apart. Read more
Published on May 10 2004 by Clay C

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible boring movie
This movie is about two friends that go on a road trip with some woman. It's a disgusting movie where nothing happens. Read more
Published on April 26 2004 by Keith Whitener

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
This movie was hyped by the US press as a blockbuster among foreign films. Boy was I disappointed! The two main characters, Julio and Tenoch, are spoiled brats of the Mexican... Read more
Published on April 20 2004 by R.P.

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