A sibling rivalry that transcends to the sport of soccer. The dynamic between Luna and Bernal is gold and their back and forth is believably relatable. A fun and engaging time.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 3, 2022

Carlos Cuarón, brother of Y tu mamá's director Alfonso, lacks his sibling's swagger as a cinematic stylist, but the movie jogs along entertainingly enough, even if its shots don't always find the back of the net.

| Nov 22, 2020

The skewering gives the background depth, but the brothers' relationships with their fame and each other are front and center here.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 7, 2018

Hilarious, satirical and melancholy, "Rudo y Cursi" may not go as deep as "Y Tu Mamá También," but it has a similar vivacity.

| Feb 6, 2018

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 16, 2011

A sharp social satire of contemporary Mexico, held together by the slapstick glue of García and Luna's country-boy antics.

| Aug 26, 2011

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 8, 2009

Beneath its gritty visual realism -- which feels more suited to a full-on drama -- it's a delightful shrug of a movie.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 28, 2009

All you can see are a pair of aging jocks laboring for condescending yuks

| Aug 25, 2009

A fun yet enlightening film that's part Mexican and all human.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 24, 2009

A cheeky viewing experience.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 7, 2009

A comically relevant fairy tale about the excessive trappings of celebrity and the dangers of achieving one's goals.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 3, 2009

Apparently it's a hit in Mexico, which shows a remarkably generous sense of humour, given that Cuaron leaves no one standing. It's a funny movie but quite brutal.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 31, 2009

A film that can't quite choose between the light and dark possibilities it conjures.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 31, 2009

First time director Carlos Cuaron successfully mixes touching comedy with biting social realism.

| Jul 29, 2009

Garcia and Luna share outstanding chemistry together, and provide Rudo y Cursi with a definite edge and generous spirit of bewilderment that keeps the picture engaging.

| Jul 27, 2009

Bright, fresh, well observed human drama dressed up as comedy as two brothers rise from rags to riches through their soccer talents

| Jul 23, 2009

Writer director Carlos Cuarón (brother of Alfonso) has created characters that are so real you can almost hear their thoughts. Tato and Beto are filled with contradictions, faults, quirks and foibles, yet we like them and want them to succeed

| Jul 23, 2009

He's helped by charismatic, pleasingly ambivalent performances by all involved, and while a later penalty sequence is needlessly prolonged, it doesn't diminish the film's cumulative effect. Serious fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 3, 2009

This is a movie enlivened by the two stars' goofy love-hate relationship, its all-pervasive cynicism and the film-maker's mischievous decision to keep his eye off the ball.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 3, 2009