Rudo y Cursi
I just saw a movie about two soccer playing brothers in Mexico. Very funny. Directo Carlos Cuarón has created another gem:, “Rudo y Cursi.” The main actors are mesmorizing: Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna returning from “Y tu Mamá También," directed by brothers Alfonso and Carlos Cuarón. Both movies are like special travelogues of Mexico and both end at the ocean.
“Rudo y Cursi.” was a big hit in Mexico. If you can find it in the States, prepare for subtitiles. It's cute to see it with actual Mexicans, as they will laugh at more subtle parts that you might miss. There is a "Desperate Housewives" type of narrator, to give the necessary life lessons.
The story follows two brothers as they plucked from their poor but beautiful banana paradise in Mexico to play soccer in Gotham aka Mexico City.
One brother is drop dead gorgeous, with a wicked soccer kick, who longs to be a singer. Only his recruiter, the wily Baton seems to recognize that his talent and passion are cruelly mixed up. Perhaps his mother has complimented his singing talent far too long.
The other brother Beto is a determined goalie with anger management issues. Here the cliches begin - not unlike the old Mexican movies of the 30s. Easy women, gambling, short fuses and jealousy all wreak havoc upon the brothers' best laid plans.
This is a Cinderella story where the Cinderellas (two brother actually) goes back to being Cinderellas, with one slightly maimed and both beholden to the drug lord who marries their sister.