Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

classicsoncall There's probably no better way to say it than to describe this film as pornography disguised as cinematic art. I almost laugh at the thought other reviewers offer as the picture confronting a truth and sincerity in human relationships, as this one doesn't even come close. If the director intended to explore a coming of age story with sensitive portrayals of sexual intimacy, that would have been one thing. But the coming of age for Julio (Gael García Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna) occurred well before the story even began, and opening the picture with a graphic sex scene with no prior warning is deeply disrespectful to parents who wouldn't have known any better if they had taken children along to see it. And as for Luisa (Maribel Verdú), how would anyone consider that she might have had even the slightest modicum of respect for herself by taking up with these two misfits, even considering some sort of motivation for revenge against her philandering husband. Then to top things off, Julio and Tenoch engage in an erotic scene among themselves, which just about puts the finishing touch on any sort of credibility the story might have pulled out at the last minute. I won't say I was disgusted by the picture because I've seen far worse images relative to the graphic sex, but wrapping some commendable cinematography around the package doesn't salvage it for me. Take my warning or watch it at your peril.

leethomas-11621 Road movie is compelling because of unusual setting (Mexico) and characters (older married woman and adolescents). Also, unusual voice-over that relates what has happened and what will happen! Often about events unrelated to present and unconnected to characters. Also, camerawork is very daring, panning to another part of the scene. One sequence required actors to perform rapid-fire dialogue in continuous 5-minute scene. Every aspect of film done magnificently. But the boys irritated me at times. Adult voice-over provided maturity that was lacking on screen. I wished for a different ending, but then it would have been a different movie!

mitsubishizero I loved it. I have to admit that the first time I saw it I didn't expect there to be so much sex especially in the first few seconds of the movie but it's all good. Most of the movie takes place on the road and focuses on the 2 main characters played by Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal as well as the female lead played by Maribel Verdú. As someone who loves foreign movies (especially when they're in Spanish) I think this's one of the best I've ever seen. The movie's about many things such as friendship, effects of time, atmosphere and mostly sex and its consequences. Bottom line, it's not a good movie, it's an awesome movie

grantss Mexico City. Two friends Tenoch and Julio have just seen their girlfriends head off to Europe for a vacation. They meet beautiful, vivacious Luisa, the wife of Tenoch's cousin Jano, at a wedding and go out of their way to impress her. Part of their spiel involves saying that they are heading to a fantastic, secluded beach. Luisa has a falling out with Jano and asks if she can accompany them. They naturally agree but there's one problem: the beach doesn't exist...Interesting and entertaining comedy-drama from director Alfonso Cuarón, who would go on to direct Gravity. Funny yet emotional and gritty. Covers growing up and learning about life in a fun yet thought- provoking way. Emotional ending.