To put it plainly, both actors play unlikeable dimwits. [...] It's a shame that Bernal and Luna could not have had a better project for their reunion.
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05/08/09
Rudo and Cursi (2009)
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Reviews Counted:102
Fresh:74
Rotten:28
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Despite its fair share of sports movie cliches, Rudo y Cursi marks an auspicious directing debut for Carlos Cuarón, and features strong performances from García Bernal and Luna.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:May 8, 2009 Limited
Box Office: $1,746,295
Synopsis: Beto (Diego Luna) and Tato (Gael García Bernal) Verdusco are brothers who work at a banana plantation and also play soccer for the village team. Nicknamed “Tough” because of his personality and... [More]
Reviews for Rudo and Cursi
This isn't much more than a pleasant sports comedy and family drama hybrid, but it's surely entertaining. The very model of a summertime arthouse flick.
05/19/09
The actors' chemistry lifts what might have been an average sports melodrama to something near special.
05/10/09
While it may seem obvious which brother is responsible and which is the flake, both Rudo and Cursi are equally flawed, one of the film's realistic charms.
05/15/09
Top CriticIt was funny, it was sweet, it was warm but it never felt hacky or maudlin.
05/18/09
It’s a great little sports movie.
05/18/09
Rudo y Cursi is appealingly tough and corny but contains little that causes these elements to congeal into anything greater.
05/14/09
Bernal gives his flashy would-be pop star a daft, wide-eyed innocence and it’s great to see Bernal and Luna together again, but Cuarón nearly ruins a wonderful comedy by turning it into a much less distinguished drama.
05/07/09
Rudo y Cursi is a grave and calculated affront to the men of Mexico, and that's the source of its roistering charm.
05/14/09
Not freewheeling enough to be deemed innovative or exciting.
05/07/09
Granted, all this uncut Mexican energy will perhaps take a night in a sensory deprivation chamber to properly expunge from the system, but it's a wild ride of thespian effort that keeps the material amicable.
05/07/09
A comically relevant fairy tale about the excessive trappings of celebrity and the dangers of achieving one's goals.
08/03/09
This bitter pill might easily have driven the rest of the film, but instead Cuaron contrives for both brothers to become stars, and the story devolves into a familiar tale about the price of success.
05/14/09
Rudo y Cursi is the sort of high-level buddy movie every national cinema needs for export -- along with its masterpieces, to be sure.
05/14/09
Top CriticThe results are not nearly as auspicious as that other film, but Bernal and Luna are so good together that they carry the day anyway.
05/08/09
Rudo Y Cursi is charming and fun, but never slight.
05/07/09
All you can see are a pair of aging jocks laboring for condescending yuks
08/25/09
The material just isn't as fresh as the presentation.
05/15/09
Carlos Cuarón proves his mettle as a director with an amusing and entertaining look at how fame (and soccer) can destroy the bonds of brotherhood.
05/08/09
The charismatic stars make this film pretty much a delight...
06/12/09
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