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The Real Cancun (2003)

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Reviews Counted:86

Fresh:30

Rotten:56

Average Rating:4.2/10

Consensus: The footage is predictable and rather tame, and most of the people are uninteresting.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] Strong sexuality/nudity, language and partying

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Apr 25, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $3,713,002

Synopsis: NO SCRIPTS. NO ACTORS. NO RULES. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON SPRING BREAK, AND IT DID. It's fun and sexy, unscripted and uncensored, but more than anything, it's The Real Cancun. Each year,... NO SCRIPTS. NO ACTORS. NO RULES. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON SPRING BREAK, AND IT DID. It's fun and sexy, unscripted and uncensored, but more than anything, it's The Real Cancun. Each year, over 40,000 college students travel to Cancun, Mexico for Spring Break. But this year, for the first time, sixteen people will come together for eight days in a beachfront Cancun villa for the ultimate Spring Break vacation. Bonds will be forged, romances sparked, friendships tested and hearts broken, all amidst a backdrop of non-stop partying. The cast includes: * Alan, 19, from Texas, the archetypal "good boy" who's not used to getting attention from the ladies and has never had a drink in his life * Casey, 25, an aspiring model from Miami (think Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High) who has never held a steady job and, with his "anything goes" attitude, views life in general as one long Spring Break * Roxanne and Nicole, 19, fun-loving twins from Texas, one a little bit wilder than the other * Heidi and David, 18, fresh-faced and innocent best friends who have always flirted with one another but never actually hooked up * Jeremy, 22, from Arizona, a self-professed "ladie's man" who has been training all his life for Spring Break * Jorell, 21, and Paul, 20, lifelong friends from Los Angeles who have never before been out of the United States and are prepared to have the time of their lives in Cancun New Line Cinema presents The Real Cancun, the first reality feature film. Sixteen everyday people chosen during open auditions at college campuses across the United States were willing to immerse themselves and indulge in the Spring Break revelry of Cancun, with the understanding they would be followed 24 hours a day by six camera crews. [More]

Director: Rick de Oliveira

Director: Rick de Oliveira
Producer: Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray, Jamie Schultz, Rick de Oliveira
Studio: New Line Cinema

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True exploitation filmmaking. Watching it is getting fleeced.

Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS) | comment Comment
07/06/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

It’s not quite the end of civilization as we know it, but it’s not a good sign.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/04/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

As if we needed feature length versions of MTV’s "The Real World," served up this weekend is two hours of Cancun hysteria. Is it real? Yup - real dumb.

Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment Comment
10/07/03
David Foucher
David Foucher
EDGE Boston

It's a document of the decline of Western civilization, and no, it's not because everyone in it drinks, has sex, and parties but because when asked if someone could film it, they said yes.

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09/07/03
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
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Perversely, disturbingly entertaining, and as much of a glimpse into the dark depths of human nature as a Dostoevsky novel.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
09/06/03
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

With a strangely irritating editorial sensibility, the filmmakers work desperately at juicing up a narrative, but mostly meet with failure.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
07/30/03
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
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Never has the word "real" been used in a more liberal way, because this reality movie seems to have a tighter script than American Pie – or at least one cloned from it.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (Australia) | comment Comment
07/29/03
Shannon J. Harvey
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Sunday Times (Australia)
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07/08/03
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06/28/03
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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“Girls Gone Wild” meets “The Real Wold” in miniature, with Snoop Dogg’s seal of approval.

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06/27/03
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

With its shimmering cinematography, The Real Cancun is better at hiding the city’s grimy exterior than at being fun to watch.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
06/27/03
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

Unfolds with the same simplicity as any multitude of teen films that are honest about being fiction.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
06/03/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

If you want a movie in which teenagers have a lot of sex, then rent a Larry Clark film. These "real" documentaries contain far less truth than Christopher Guest's "mock" documentaries.

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05/28/03
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