Rather, it’s about relationships, and how they’re imperfect, but how they can also evolve and thrive. Then again, “Rudo y Cursi” isn’t really a sports movie in retrospect, Cuaron doesn’t depict that much soccer.

Cursi showdown - which is de rigeuer for any sports movie - doesn’t exactly turn out the way you might expect. Gael Garca Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia, Adriana Paz, Jessica Mas. As long as Rudo y Cursi stays in this mode of lighthearted meanness, poking fun at the brothers. Posted by Tim Brayton Posted on May - 20 - 2009 0.5 Comments. Both indulge in their newfound fame but through differing methods: Rudo with even higher-stakes betting and eventually cocaine, Cursi with expensive tastes and a sexy, scheming TV-star girlfriend (the leggy Jessica Mas).Įven the climactic Rudo vs. Carlos Cuarn Cast: Deigo Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jessica Mas, Guillermo Francella. Cast : Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Jessica Mas Screenplay : Carlos Cuarón Release : DecemDirector : Carlos Cuarón Genre : Comedy, Drama Stream Now. While it may seem obvious which brother is responsible and which is the flake, both Rudo and Cursi are equally flawed, one of the film’s realistic charms.

(He also finagles a recording contract out of Batuta, which includes a fabulously cheesy video for his Spanish cover of Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to Want Me.”) Beto eventually joins him and ends up on a different team as a goalie back home, he’d already gone by the nickname “Rudo,” or tough, which follows him to the big time. Tato gets to go first and, after adjusting to life in Mexico City with its luxuries like Cup O’Noodles (with freeze-dried shrimp!), he eventually comes off the bench and becomes a star on his team, even earning the nickname “Cursi,” or corny, for his passionate style of play.

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