The first time I watched part of this movie, it was at work when I walked into the last 10 minutes of this movie. I thought it was really funny and the interaction between the characters was cute. I thought I'd go ahead and watch the full movie. It wasn't what I expected, or rather, how did one go from complete machista to what happened the last 10 minutes of the movie?
Basically we have 3 best friends, and friend B comes out. Friend C is very supportive and even introduces him to an interested party. Friend A, on the other hand, is vehemently against this and tries everything he can to "cure" friend B, going so far as to send him a prostitute, lesbian porn, and buy a horse for some therapy he saw on the internet. Then one day he goes to see his therapist and tells him about his situation with the friend. The therapist tells him he'll be going through phases as he comes to accept his friend is gay
Honestly, none of the acting really stuck out to me, possibly because it was the over exaggerated type. I especially detested Aislinn Derbez's character. She was just really abusive towards the main character (Santiago), which I can't excuse regardless of circumstances. Likewise, Raul was really disrespectful towards his friend and wife, and at the end of the movie you would think he'd learn something about accepting someone's sexuality but when his child shows "signs" of possibly being gay (playing with a doll), he's trying to change things. Like OK man, how did that go for you last time? In terms of Santiago's relationship, I thought it was really cute, up until the moment his partner reveals he has sex with other men and that "it's OK". I feel like his polyamorous nature should have been discussed beforehand because then it can be taken as being gay = multiple partners is OK
So why did I rate this a 5/10? Because this is an average movie. It has a lot of flaws but it's also showing one POV. Mexican culture is very male oriented and this showed us a story of someone who is still stuck in the past, who still believes that men can do whatever they like towards women and that relationships should only be between a man and a woman. But the movie also constantly mentions that we are now in 2017 and there are new ideas in the world and that people are more accepting (like friend C and friend A's wife). I did think it was very funny but it is rather crude and if you're the type to be overly critical (or just really against) the topics I mentioned above, well, this movie isn't for you
Basically we have 3 best friends, and friend B comes out. Friend C is very supportive and even introduces him to an interested party. Friend A, on the other hand, is vehemently against this and tries everything he can to "cure" friend B, going so far as to send him a prostitute, lesbian porn, and buy a horse for some therapy he saw on the internet. Then one day he goes to see his therapist and tells him about his situation with the friend. The therapist tells him he'll be going through phases as he comes to accept his friend is gay
Honestly, none of the acting really stuck out to me, possibly because it was the over exaggerated type. I especially detested Aislinn Derbez's character. She was just really abusive towards the main character (Santiago), which I can't excuse regardless of circumstances. Likewise, Raul was really disrespectful towards his friend and wife, and at the end of the movie you would think he'd learn something about accepting someone's sexuality but when his child shows "signs" of possibly being gay (playing with a doll), he's trying to change things. Like OK man, how did that go for you last time? In terms of Santiago's relationship, I thought it was really cute, up until the moment his partner reveals he has sex with other men and that "it's OK". I feel like his polyamorous nature should have been discussed beforehand because then it can be taken as being gay = multiple partners is OK
So why did I rate this a 5/10? Because this is an average movie. It has a lot of flaws but it's also showing one POV. Mexican culture is very male oriented and this showed us a story of someone who is still stuck in the past, who still believes that men can do whatever they like towards women and that relationships should only be between a man and a woman. But the movie also constantly mentions that we are now in 2017 and there are new ideas in the world and that people are more accepting (like friend C and friend A's wife). I did think it was very funny but it is rather crude and if you're the type to be overly critical (or just really against) the topics I mentioned above, well, this movie isn't for you