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Rating: R
Release Date: May 8, 2009
Running Time: 103 mins.
Additional Notes: dialogue Spanish, subtitled English
Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.
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PETER TRAVERS -
May 7, 2009
Soccer provides the backdrop for this rowdy, ramshackle comedy about two brothers — Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, reunited after the terrific Y Tu Mamá También — who find themselves (cliché No. 1) opponents on the playing field. Beto (Luna) and Tato (García Bernal) work on a banana plantation in Mexico until sports agent Batuta (Guillermo Francella) provides (cliché No. 2) a chance at the big time. Beto the goalie is nicknamed Rudo (tough), and Tato, who dreams of a singing career in Texas,…
PETER TRAVERS -
May 7, 2009
