RUDO Y CURSI

RYAN: “Rudo y Cursi” is a new Spanish language film from writer/director Carlos Cuaron.

CAROLINE: I wonder how he got into the business.

RYAN: I know! He’s the brother of Alfonso Cuaron, who directed some of my favorite movies like “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” “A Little Princess” and “Y Tu Mama Tambien.”

CAROLINE: Right. And the two stars of that movie, Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal, are reteaming for the first time since then for “Rudo y Cursi.”

RYAN: They’re both wonderful actors. It’s a totally different movie from “Y Tu Mama…” They play brothers and it’s a terrific story of competition and rivalry.

CAROLINE: I’m bummed I missed the screening. I really wanted to see it. How was it?

RYAN: It was really great. In addition to being a tale of two brothers, it’s a soccer movie.

CAROLINE: Oh that’s cool.

RYAN: And there’s a musical moment as well.

CAROLINE: Never a bad thing for us.

RYAN: I think the real magic here is the story. It’s not predictable at all and it really builds to quite a climax.

CAROLINE: How are the boys?

RYAN: They’re wonderful. They really have incredible chemistry together and as brothers who have different passions but end up competing for the same thing, they really each have their own moments to shine.

CAROLINE: Gael is hotter than Diego.

RYAN: Totally. But they’ve both had some more mainstream hits recently. Diego was in “Milk” and Gael was in “Babel.”

CAROLINE: Right.

— BOTTOM LINE —

RYAN: It’s a very real-feeling film with much emotion and passion. It’s a serious movie but with sports action and suspense and it’s overall very entertaining. If you like subtitled movies, this is a great one.

— RATING —