Review of Y Tu Mamá También (2001) by Conner R — 19 Apr 2010

I think that next to Five Easy Pieces, this is the greatest road film ever made. It's so accurate in terms of capturing real human emotion and life that it almost feels like it should be a documentary.

The characters are amazing to watch. Not one of them are perfect people, in fact they are all full of flaws and defects. However, that's what makes them so good. Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luno give some amazing performances as teenagers in need of sex, drugs and fun.

They are sort of the everyday person. They don't know everything, in fact they have everything to learn. The road trip really makes them realize who they are and what they want. The coming of age element is something that everyone can connect to and this really takes a step further than any other movie.

It dares to tempt you with sex and make you question relationships and friendship, something I wish more films would do. I think in terms of cinematography, this movie is just beautiful. You don't see shots of the open road like that very often and the filming style is very much intertwined with the characters and story.

It isn't clean cut or refined, in fact it's sort of dirty. I wouldn't have a movie like this any other way though. It is as close to perfection as they come.