Y Tu Mama Tambien - Lust for Life

Ein schön offener und ehrlicher Film über Freundschaft, Sex und das Leben. Eine ungewöhnlich authentische, schöne und manchmal richtig schwüle Erotik, schockierend tolle Schauspielleistungen (das betrifft vor allem die zwei Jungs) und eine bravourös dargestellte Psychologie. Den traurigen Epilog fand ich ein bisschen widerspruchsvoll. Einerseits hat er dem Geschehen eine tiefere Dimension verliehen (es hat mich hart getroffen), andererseits war er für den ausgezeichneten Eindruck nicht nötig. Er hat eigentlich nur die positive Laune und die Lebensfreude des Films verdorben. (31.10.2004)

This film is quite conflicting from my point of view. I had heard and read positive reviews about it before, so I was determined and had to check it out. And what I got was not at all what I expected. I was quite disappointed with the two lead actors – Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna – they seemed quite obnoxious and their acting seemed quite far-fetched at times. But Maribel Verdú was at her best - her performance immediately got my attention. The whole story is built up quite steadily and the script is colourful and spicy. And the occasional spoken interventions in the plot added originality to the film. Well, it won't be my favourite film, but in terms of quality, it's above average in many aspects. (13.05.2010)

Whoever didn’t dream about something similar when they were seventeen must have been living their lives wrong. Only in this country you need to replace the sea with a fishpond. The result could still be… similar. (01.12.2015)