The Movie: Y Tu Mamá También received a whole lot of critical acclaim, as well as a whole bunch of word of mouth momentum, but to be honest, I thought it was just OK. What we've got here is a couple of young guys, lifelong friends, going on a road trip with an older woman who's got some problems of her own, but basically, both guys end up falling for her, releasing all kinds of pent up past tensions between them. Ah yes, there's a whole bunch of explicit sex in there too.

One thing that bothered me a bit was the fact that all the audio would cut out abruptly every time the narrator was about to speak. It was quite jarring, and rather than being a smooth, nice step back to look at the overall picture, the sudden change in audio ended up being more like a boot to the head, taking me out of the world of the film every time.

In the end, I found the exploration into the limits of the two guys' friendship interesting, but the overall execution didn't dazzle me, nor did it really every draw me in fully at any time, which is why I say it ended up being "just OK". One thing is for sure... the explanation for the title (which means "And your mom too") was definitely not what I was expecting going into this thing!

The DVD: I am reviewing the "unrated" version of this DVD -- there is also an R-rated version available with 5 minutes of footage cut out. The anamorphic transfer was something of a mixed bag. The transfer was quite clean, with very little dust, scratches, dirt, or compression artifacts, but the overall image seemed a bit washed out, although in a couple of scenes you are treated to some bold swatches of brilliant color that seem to come out of nowhere and for no apparent reason.

The audio was a bit murky and hard to understand at times, which I suppose wouldn't matter much if you can't understand Spanish and are depending on the subtitles in the first place. Although it is technically a 5.1 surround mix, there really is very little of that going on, and most everything is coming out of the center channel.

Special features include three deleted scenes, a short (completely unrelated) film from the director's brother, a making-of featurette (in Spanish with English subtitles available), and audio commentary with the actors that will be completely useless to anyone who doesn't understand Spanish, because, well, it's in Spanish.