A tale of two brothers in Mexico who have an ongoing rivalry in nearly everything they do. The older (Rudo) has a family, a job, a temper and a gambling problem. The younger (Cursi) has a dream to become a famous singer. Neither is the responsible one and both are just a bit dim. This film tells the story of their ongoing relationship as they get discovered and play in the Mexican 1st division soccer leagues (Rudo a keeper and Cursi a striker). They manage to portray quite well the ongoing issues of being ultimate competitors and brothers simultaneously, and are able to show a bit how these relationship foibles are actually common in some form to all siblings. While it never reaches the "heartfelt" level, it is a nice little sibling movie with enough humor and reality to recommend.
4 - stars (out of 5)
3 comments:
We saw this movie last week... and loved it! Gael is great.
Great movie. I hadn't laughed so hard in a long time. Made me want to play soccer again...anyone interested in starting up a team??? :)
Starting a team sounds pretty official. The most I could commit to would be kicking a ball in a general direction with no particular skill. With that caveat, I'm in...
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