Y Tu Mama Tambien

Pros: Most of the things work for this film
Cons: One or two techniques do not necessarily work and a few loose ends

If there is one thing that I have noticed throughout movie history, it is the notion that foreign films just seem to be better films than American films in general. I am not saying all of them are better but that people generally walk out of foreign ...

Pros: Plenty of sex
Cons: I never knew sex could be so dull

I usually know right away whether I love or hate a movie. Movies seldom "grow" on me. I knew within five minutes of Y Tu Mama Tambien that I was in for a ho-hum time.

While the movie certainly has a lot going for it, and it presents...

Pros: Ironic narrative and story, Verdu, teenage hormone explosion
Cons: too much Teenage hormone explosion, the commentary, how about some music?

If you think sex is funny, and adolescent sex is funnier this is the movie for you! If you are , on the other hand, offended by watching the act of fornication, then best to leave this one on the shelf. If you are offended by teenage humping, you will...

Pros: lots of sex, drugs, and liquor. funny
Cons: if you're a prude...

Last night, Y Tu Mama Tambien was playing in my university's film series. I'd never seen the cinema so packed. Hundreds of students packed the theatre and dozens more queued outside. No doubt everyone had heard that this film features a lot...

Pros: Cuaron's Direction, Script, Lubezki's Cinematography, Cast, & Music.
Cons: None.

Through the hordes of American and British films, whether they're big Hollywood production or indie-films, there's always a foreign film somewhere in the middle that can strike a chord with a wide audience. Many filmmakers in the past thirty years have ...

Pros: the three leads, cinematography, brazenness
Cons: over-reliance on voiceover omniscient narration

Why can't I just enjoy this exuberant, highly critically acclaimed film? I have no problem with nudity or a focus on sex (on the borders of intergenerational), and I think that the three leads are superb. The film is visually strong and well-edited....

Pros: Just about everything.
Cons: No real plot.

I can't really say I understand Y Tu Mama Tambien. I liked it; I enjoyed it watching it, and I'll even recommend it, but at the end, I was just thinking, "What was the point?" It reminds me more of T he 25th Hour ...

Pros: Maribel Verdu's character, the sex -- and the sex talk (!!)
Cons: abundance of pointless narration, low budget hurts, pretentious, self-serious, etc.

There has been a well-publicized trend of explicit sex in a number of recent foreign films. Of course, the reason such a fact is well-publicized is because, well, everybody gets pretty fascinated by sex, especially of the explicit kind, and, for some...

Pros: Wonderfully erotic, funny, serious and satisfying little foreign flick.
Cons: The DVD commentary track has no subtitles.

Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN is an IFC Films presentation, and is unrated but contains strong sexual content involving teens, drug use and language. It runs 105 minutes and opened in limited theatrical release March 15, 2002.

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Pros: Everything about this film is above and beyond what you'd expect
Cons: Some people probably ticked off that it's not porn...

Playing in only ten cities in the U.S., Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN is another extraordinary foreign film effort that would probably hold meaning for any audience lucky -- and brave enough-- to give it a shot. Bravery seems to be the thing that makes anyone in...

Pros: Sexy and funny, but with an intelligent layer...
Cons: ...but with a bit too much social commentary.

I saw Y Tu Mama Tambien on a first date. I'm still not entirely sure if a cinematic explosion of teenage penis, sex, alcohol, teenage penis and sex is an appropriate first date movie. Alfonso Cuaron (who incidentally is directing the next Harry ...

Pros: Erotic sexuality, great performances, good humor, and even some limited food for the intellect
Cons: The explicitness of the sexuality exceeds that of R-rated films (though less than X rated)

The big debate about Y Tu Mama Tambien, from director Alfonso Cuarón, seems to be whether it is or is not more than simply a titillating teen sex romp. Certainly this coming-of-age road film is sensual and sometimes downright lewd, but it ...

Pros: It grows on you after awhile, poetic and beautiful
Cons: Starts out slow, can be off-putting to those with prudish sensibilities

In his last film, the Ethan Hawke/Gwyneth Paltrow remake of "Great Expectations", I felt like director Alfonso Cuaron wasn't able to fully spread his wings and use all his talents. Hampered by the rigid structure of the book, Cuaron had to scratch and...

Pros: funny, bold, and real
Cons: don't watch this with horny guys or giggling girls

Anyone who has heard of this movie has undoubtedly heard the rumor that it’s about sex. Well, yeah, I’m not going to lie to you: sex is a pretty important aspect of this movie. However, the talk about it being a form of thinly-disguised...

Pros: storytelling, acting, character development
Cons: R rated version ruins movie experience

I will explain why you should see the unrated version of this film, but first, what I will not do in this review is explain the plot of this film—this has been successfully elucidated by many other reviewers. In addition, I am a person that likes to ...