The Bottom Line
I loved this high-spirited, unusual, and fun art-house movie, which I found to be artistic, cinematic, and thought-provoking.
Pros
- High-spirited, unusual, and fun art-house movie
- Artistic, cinematic, and thought-provoking
- Contains nudity, erotic scenes (could be a con!)
Cons
- Sex scenes may be too explicit for some
- May be too dialogue-intensive for some
- Meandering storyline—not much of a plot
Description
- DVD containing Spanish-language movie “Y tu mamá también”
- Available in unrated and R-rated versions
- DVD containing unrated version has a few bonus materials
Guide Review - “Y tu mamá también” DVD
I loved this high-spirited, unusual, and fun art-house movie. Set in Mexico, the story centers around the coming of age of two teenage boys, Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael García Bernal). At loose ends while their girlfriends travel abroad, the two boys invite Luisa (Maribel Verdú), a sexy married woman about 10 years their senior, to accompany them on a trip to a beach called Heaven's Mouth. She declines at first, but when her husband cheats on her, she changes her mind, and the trio sets out by car on a big adventure. There are sexual discoveries on their journey, but the film also reveals a lot about contemporary Mexico. I found “Y tu mamá también” to be artistic, cinematic, and thought-provoking.
