You'd never know this was a debut film. Unlike Rudo and Cursi, who don't know their left from their right, Mr. Cuarón directs with a hand that's as sure as it is deft.
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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
Top CriticA banal examination of the rivalry of two brothers who play soccer and jeopardize their game through greed and selfishness and the quest for fame.
05/08/09
Cuaron marbles the story with comedy, though he's never jokey...he creates a slippery, shifting dynamic between brothers: the competitive juices vs. the shared blood.
05/08/09
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
It mixes soap-opera sentimentality with playful, jumpy aggression and dresses a bittersweet, rags-to-riches fable in the bright clothes of pop satire.
05/08/09
Top CriticSubtitles, pervasive obscenity, macho mother insults and some nudity/sex probably will not draw in the viewers who made a family hit of Bend It Like Beckham.
05/07/09
Luna and García Bernal display the kind of chemistry that makes you overlook the clichés in the script by first-time director Carlos Cuarón. Sometimes good-natured fun is enough.
05/07/09
Top CriticRudo y Cursi is enjoyable, with an engaging ensemble cast anchored by the charismatic performances of Luna and Bernal.
05/07/09
"If Rudo y Cursi weren't subtitled, it might seem a little too familiar, for all of its cultural differences and South-of-the-border flavor ... But the journey's the point here, not the goal. ..."
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
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 charming and fun, but never slight.
05/07/09
Plagued with American sports-film clichés
05/07/09
Not freewheeling enough to be deemed innovative or exciting.
05/07/09
with its vexing voiceover narration, puerile sense of humor, and cliché-ridden storyline, this material isn't worthy of its two charismatic, fiery young stars
05/06/09
Rudo y Cursi is a sly miniaturist pleasure on its own terms, a piquant fable about the bouncing ups and downs of success, failure, competition, and comradeship.
05/06/09
Top CriticA smashingly entertaining, sexy and funny rags-to-riches tale of sibling rivalry and love set in Mexico's soccer world.
05/06/09
Yet another clone of 'El Norte,' this entertaining feature evokes the gamut of emotions of two brothers from depression to euphoria.
05/06/09
A flagrantly contrived piece of Hollywood-style hokum masquerading as serious drama.
05/06/09
Energetic fun.
05/05/09
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