Y Tu Mama Tambien - Oh Mama
What A Mess!
by Tallulah Givehead
Quote 'A steamy Mexican road movie with a now
legendary diving board scene that can't be missed,
plenty of full-frontal nudity and a naked same-sex
kiss that will blow you away.' un-quote. Did I see
the same movie as everyone else? This movie was
marketed heavily to us gay folks, and yet, this is
one of the most homophobic movies I've seen in my
life! The one and only time we see the guys kiss
(it's only hinted there was a night of debauchery)
is followed by one of them vomiting
 (ostensibly
from over-indulgence) and then the break-up of their
friendship. What message does this send? A message
of intolerance. If this trash is in your movie
collection, Ta recommends putting it where all trash
goes!
And don't get Ta started on the tragic excuse for an
actor that
Diego Luna is. His low-level acting skills - if
y'all want to give him that much credit - barely
register in this movie ... nor has he done any
better in his subsequent movies.
Tenoch and Julio (Gael
Garcia Bernal), Mexico City teenagers and best
friends, are living quite the carefree life while
their girlfriends travel out of the country: smoking
dope, mooching drinks at political functions, and
masturbating the summer away (the diving board scene
will knock your socks off). On a lark, they invite
the beautiful, more mature Luisa (Mirabel
Verdu) on a road trip to a secret beach that
doesn't exist; when she surprisingly accepts, they
set off on a slightly ridiculous journey that will
change all of their lives. For Luisa, the trip will
allow her to experience a life free of her
philandering husband, while the boys naturally take
turns trying to get into her pants. It has all the
trappings of a teen comedy (and comes complete with
profane humor and a requisite cum shot), but this
intimately insightful film delves much deeper,
especially into the strains that sexuality places on
friends who share everything.
MGM Anamorphic format Deleted scenes and special
featurettes.
Tallulah Givehead is
a Fabulous drag queen living in Portland, Oregon
(Lord only knows why!) writing reviews of gay film
by day and tearing up the stage by night. You
can read her reviews here as well as at her blog,
QUEER VUE MIRROR.
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