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Funny movies can be pretty stupid as long as they are funny all along. Unfortunately, this is not the case. It is somehow funny at first, but once all the great funny marionette movements are given to you, by the time you are done with your nachos, the movie becomes an action film, a rather crappy one, and finally a political class at the most elemental level.

Trey Parker shows his poor political perspectives in this half funny, half boring film. A shame, in my opinion. He tries to make a political statement with a childish simplistic analogy that explains nothing but his scarcity of ideas.

You might want to see it, if you get in for free. Spend some good half an hour, see the marionettes, laugh and go home. The rest is no longer funny or worth it. I suggest you do not pay full price for this less than half funny, less than half intelligent "comedy-political- lecture" cross-over.

Great actors (and specially actresses), well defined characters (again women make the best), an interesting plot, hilarious situations and decent dialogs make this contemporary mix of violence, action and comedy not a must but a good option. Familiarity with Mexican and Argentinean culture is a plus to fully enjoy the film, although the story is by itself good enough for everyone.

Extraordinary, intense and absurd as life in Latin America can be, this is a story that fits just right in a city like Mexico.

Do not expect to see something like Amores Perros or Y tu mamá también, but rather something like Snatch with a Mexican flavor.