Two teenagers (Diego Luna y Gael García Bernal) and an older woman (Maribel Verdú) set out on a road-trip through Mexico to a beach that might not exist.
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After American Pie hit in 1999, teen gross-out movies were all the rage. Road Trip, Scary Movie, etc. Now I'm not completely certain, but I think this might have lead to Y Tu Mamá También getting a green-light. On the surface it fits the mold. Horny teenage boys, older woman, road trip, semen, etc. But as soon as that narrator kicks in for the first time, you realize this will in fact be something else entirely. It's personal, it's political, it's sexual, it's funny, it's sad. This film runs the gamut without even breaking a sweat. Alfonso Cuarón had made several wonderful films prior, but this is the one that ushered him into my personal pantheon of the greatest working directors. ¡Viva México Cabrones!
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