What the heck was this film?
I'm not even sure how much of a plot synopsis I can, or want, to give on this film. So instead, we'll sum it up this way:
Will Ferrell plays the younger brother in a family of Mexican farmers. His older brother is a drug dealer.
Hilarity ensues.
Sort of.
First, the entire movie, minus minimal dialogue from an American, is in Spanish. Don't worry, there are subtitles.
Yes, Ferrell does all of his part in Spanish.
Next, the entire movie was done "on the cheap"... intentionally. So you will have camera jumps, edits, crops, subtitle changes, etc. that make the movie look like it was filmed for $1.98.
That very well may be where the majority of the humor comes from.
In fact, I will say that is where the entire source of the humor lies, as the storyline itself plays out in a very straightforward manner.
It is not, at least in my eyes, a drop-dead hilarious movie from start to finish. But you watch, and get sucked into it, and remain entertained until the end.
I think the cheap budget feel is what keeps the movie from being too much one way or another... It can't be considered a real movie because of the intentional way in which it was filmed.
I don't think this will ever rise up in Ferrell's canon of great films (Elf, Stranger than Fiction) or become a fan favorite (Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, Anchorman). It will fall to the bottom of his credits, sandwiched somewhere between A Night at the Roxbury and Land of the Lost.
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