Fresh
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.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rudo & Cursi
Even when your luck runs out, some things never change.
2008 · 1h 42m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Carlos Cuarón
Overview
Two brothers living a hard life of manual labor in rural Mexico have a simple dream: saving enough money to build their mother her dream house. But fate has other plans. A friendly game of soccer leads to first Rudo, then to Cursi being taken on by the nation’s top talent scout. Suddenly, they find themselves living the high life of star athletes: fame, fortune, fast cars and beautiful women.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Rudo y Cursi never quite figures out what it wants to be. Is it a sports comedy? A tale of sibling rivalry? A look at Mexico's gritty underbelly, set against a soccer backdrop?
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
Carlos Cuaron, Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Y Tu Mama Tambien, makes his directorial debut with this easygoing sports movie/family drama/musical comedy/crime story.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
[Has] a mess of cultural issues to reckon with, and Rudo y Cursi deals with them while offering an engaging rags-to-riches sports fantasy.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Bernal and Luna have great sibling comic chemistry.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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