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Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too) - Unrated Edition Customer Reviews (22 - 24 of 69 Reviews)

Quality stuff from my first Latin American film experience
There are many levels to this alluring film that may go unnoticed by the Non-Mexican viewer. I was impressed by the beauty of this film the first time I saw it, but my second viewing of it with friends from Guadalajara, Mexico was more rewarding. There are interseting sociological aspects to the film given the contrasting rich and poor lifestyles of Tenoch and Julio, and other cultural nuances of the Mexican countryside's lifestyle.

The coming of age theme is one that may put people off as it can sometimes be associated with Hollywood's squeaky clean teen dramas that are packed full of cliches. However viewers can rest assured that 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' offers something far more inticing. What makes 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' so achingly real is the bumbling awkwardness with which these teenage boys try to impress Luisa, their older Spanish lady friend. These boys are certainly not lady's men and their womanising, just like their love making, lacks maturity.

Director Carlos Cuaron also takes a look at the difficulties that can develop in friendships, more specifically male friendships. The silent awkwardness and problems that remain unsaid keeps the relationship between Julio and Tenoch on edge for much of the film. Another interesting aspect of the writing is the form that the character development takes. We learn who the characters are simply by hanging out with them, mainly while they smoke joints in the back of the car.

'Y Tu Mama Tambien' is a beautiful and moving film which is by turns humourous, playful and poignant. It's relaxed ambling pace and varying moods will leave the viewer with a fresh outlook on life.

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This is a coming of age film?
I'll admit it was decent for a cheap Mexican film with a bunch of unknowns, but how is this a coming of age film? What exactly does that mean anyways? We live in a time of terrorism, war, violence, so does that make Dawn of the Dead a coming of age film too? It seems to me that teen sex, when viewed by more liberal crowds, instantly portrays a positive image of coming of age. But for others such as myself, you need a plot and characters to go along with it, not just sex for sex's sake, which is all this film is. Where are the consequences in Y Tu Mama Tambien? Where's the story, what's the story? Without these, it's just soft porn.

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