Rudo y Cursi, 2008

Though made in Mexico, "RUDO Y CURSO" will seem very familiar to Americans -- because it's so much a "Hollywood" movie: thin characters, improbable plotting, and no surprises whatsoever. The story concerns two dirt-poor brothers who are catapulted to stardom (it only takes a few minutes of screen time) by a sports promoter who's stuck in their dead-end town and happens to catch their pick-up soccer game. Although the brothers fight all the time, they're really pure-hearted and good; it's just that the evils of stardom -- all the money, vice, fame, etc., etc. -- are corrupting the lads. Gee, do you think they'll turn out alright? But the film is quite pleasant, the promoter's character is well-written and -played, and it has some laughs and good set pieces.

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