An enjoyable little romantic comedy from Mexico.
A man (Omar Chaparro) believes he fully understands how to manipulate any woman he dates. A woman (Martha Higareda, who also cowrote the screenplay) believes she can manipulate any man she dates. When they end up falling for each other, the relationship is harder than either one planned. If this sounds like a very typical romantic comedy plot, that is because it is. Anyone who knows the genre even a little can tell you what is going to happen from beginning to end. However even if this movie is cliché it can be really fun at times. The main relationship very likable and you do want these two to end up with each other. There is a real sweetness behind both of them that keeps them from being the bland male and female stereotypes, they could have easily been. The idea of the main characters being able to break the fourth wall and talk directly to the audience was definitely a good one, and give this movie more of its own identity. I also think it is very clever how Mia talks to the women in the audience while Adan talks to the men. As well as our two main characters a romance between their friends (Mauricio Barrientos, Claudia Alvarez) is actually quite sweet and charming. The humor can be quite hit and miss to be honest. Watching Mauricio's character unsuccessfully flirt with a woman in a grocery store makes you feel sorry for him rather than laugh. Same thing happens when he later talks to his girlfriend's mother and gets nervous. A similar thing happens when our main male character ends up a party without his clothes. Embarrassment humor can be a difficult thing to pull off and this movie isn't able to do it. However on the other hand scenes that derive from the characters verbally trying to one up the other are quite funny.
This movie is never going to be considered a classic and may not be one you will think about much. But for what it ends, it provides a fun trip to the movies.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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