Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Average Rating: 8/10
Reviews Counted: 128
Fresh: 117 | Rotten: 11
A road movie that's not only sexy, but intelligent as well.
Average Rating: 8.8/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 1
A road movie that's not only sexy, but intelligent as well.
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Movie Info
Mexican-born, New York-based filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón directed this Mexican box-office smash hit about a pair of randy upper-class buddies that sparked some controversy for its frank depiction of drug use and sexual exploration. With their respective girlfriends away in Europe, Julio (Gael García Bernal) and his upper-class friend Tenoch (Diego Luna) are looking forward to a summer full of drink, drugs, and cheap meaningless sex. During a wedding, they meet Luisa (Maribel Verdú) -- the
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Maribel Verdu
Luisa Cortes -
Gael García Bernal
Julio Zapata -
Diego Luna
Tenoch Iturbide -
Diana Bracho
Silvia Allende de It... -
Emilio Echeverria
Miguel Iturbide -
Verónica Langer
MarÃa Eugenia Calle... -
Arturo Rios
Esteban Morelos -
Martha Aura
Enriqueta 'Queta' Al... -
Daniel Jiménez Cacho
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All Critics (141) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (117) | Rotten (11) | DVD (23)
The funniest and most emotionally charged erotic road movie since Bertrand Blier's Going Places.
Top CriticMarvelous, merry and, yes, melancholy film.
A giddy and provocative sexual romp that has something to say.
Raunchy, smart, ebullient, melancholy, insightful, surprising, funny, frank and sexy as all get-out.
Part travelogue, part road picture, part meditation on class, mortality and intimacy, this extraordinary little movie might be the perfect harbinger of summer, as astute as it is steamy.
Easily one of the sexiest and funniest films about class struggle ever made.
A monumental, transformational motion picture, challenging the viewer and changing the way you think of movies being put together.
fresh and alive
Not for nothing does a "Harold and Maude" poster turn up. Like Hal Ashby's cult classic, Alfonso Cuarón's film offers, to borrow Spanish-language sass, a chingale to horny-teen genre expectations as a story of sex and separation.
Offers a shot of wise, freshly etched character comedy in a time when it's desperately needed.
... an aggressively political movie, a heartbroken testament about a generation without role models or devoted fathers.
To everyone who bent over backwards to praise Y Tu Mama as raunchy, spicy, sexy, or hot, here's a novel idea -- skip this mild stuff and rent some honest-to-God porn.
The allegorical name of the beach (Mouth of Heaven) is one of several obvious sexual innuendoes of the film but in the fantasy of world Cuaron, they all seem ordinary and predictable.
Os diálogos são interessantes, as atuações são excelentes, a direção é correta e a narração é envolvente. Apesar disso, o 'relacionamento' homossexual entre os garotos soa de forma forçada.
One movie you really should see before you pack a bag or get behind the wheel.
Sexy, beautiful, hysterical, mesmerizing - one of the finest pieces of film I've seen in a while. You need to see it, and your Mama too.
The story is set in real world Mexico, not a cleaned-up movie world simulacrum.
A fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor, sensuality, and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys.
It starts out like one of those brainless teen sex road comedies that make me want to puke, but, thank God, it has a lot more to it than that.
Would that we all could 'breathe life' the way this film does.
A sexy, funny, sad, uplifting, and, most importantly, human film.
This is simply a stunning film.
Oft-described as the antidote to American Pie-type sex comedies, it actually has a bundle in common with them, as the film diffuses every opportunity for a breakthrough
Do yourself a favor and skip this one.
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Foreign Titles
- Y Tu Mamá También (DE)
- And Your Mother Too - Y Tu Mama Tambien (UK)
What we have here is a film set in 1999 amid the context of a changing political tide in Mexico. The film follows two close high school friends, both of whom are privileged and fairly well off. After their girlfriends set off on a trip to Europe, these two boys, bored of partying, convince a somewhat older lay to join them on a road trip across rural Mexico to a supposedly legendary beach.
As far as the basic plot goes, that's pretty much it. Basic sex-fueled coming of age story about "that one summer where everything changed". Peppered throughout is some narration that provides additional political/social context, as well are more background info on various characters and events.
While I do agree that the film is a slightly better made crude teen sex romp, it isn't a complete masterpiece either. It's artsy, meandering, pretentious, and yeah, it gets away with a more graphic depiction of sexuality/nudity than many similar films, but that doesn't mean it isn't also crude and in the same vein as something like American Pie, even if this has subtitles.
Listen, I enjoyed this film, but I wouldn't completely disagree with you if you tore it apart. Just because it's subtitled and shot well doesn't mean it's not untouchable. Fortunately the film is largely justifiable in its realistic and daring depiction of sex and nudity, and it is a good film, but still, not everything masquerading as artsy really is.
For some reason I felt the need to bring all this up. Not sure it needed being said, but it was on my mind, so there.
The three central performances are all cast and executed supremely well, and I applaud the actors for their willingness to bare it all, especially since it does have a point, and didn't make me feel uncomfortable in an off putting way (like Kids did...even though, yeah, that too has its merits...it's just harder to defend).
The film is well shot, the soundtrack has some choice cuts on it (especially the Zappa), and the film managed to give all the steamy content a point, even if it is arguable. Hey, at least it gets people talking. I mean, isn't that one of the points of cinema anyway?
You should see this. As far as coming of age stuff goes, it gets points for being less restrained with the content, even if the broad strokes are nothing all that new. Just be warned, the film has been over hyped, and the content isn't for everybody, but if you can get over it, you'll probably find something to enjoy.