Movie Review: Rudo y Cursi

 

Unfortunately I have a crush on Gael Garcia Bernal.  No clue why, he's not my 'stilo, doesn't dig brown chicks and who wants to kick it with a dude whose jeans are too tight for you?  Anyway, I had to patronize his new flick Rudo y Cursi.  Diego Luna (no way I could fit in his jeans either, scrawny little scamps) co-stars.

 

The movie's about two broke peons who get picked up by a talent scout and planted in Mexico City playing professional soccer.  Poor soccer players, I admire the game for the muscley fellas and these two were some squishy candidates.  At least the movie threw in a few jabs about their age.

 

Should you watch it?  Yup.  Why?  It's funny.  That's about all you need to know.  Go.  Have a laugh.  Yay.  Sure there's underlying themes about how you can take the farmhand out of the rancho, but you can't take the ranchero out, etc. and it's pretty depressing, but the movie doesn't sermonize too loudly.  It entertains and that's what movies are supposed to do. 

 

Watch! Watch!

 

BTW, Diego Luna steals the show in this one.

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKZAWvs9qpY