Casa de mi Padre

  Casa de mi Padre was a weird one for many reasons. First of all, there were the unusual circumstances leading up to its release, in that, it wasn't...in the spring of this year there were trailers at the cinema, TV spots and posters. However, for some unknown reason it disappeared, meaning that I had to wait until its DVD release to see it.
  I was hesitant about the film, as there had been a couple of films in recent years that could be classed as the same type of genre to Casa de mi Padre, such as Machete and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The genre being spoofs, I guess. However, Machete and Vampire Hunter failed drastically, as they took themselves far too seriously. How can a film that combined Abraham Lincoln and vampires not be a comical piss take? But there were barely any laughs in it. Machete struggled in the exact same manner.
  Casa de mi Padre managed to avoid this easily. It combined what Tarantino did in Death Proof, with its poorly shot scenes and erratic editing with the humour of the spoof trailer of Machete, which was shown at the beginning of Planet Terror. The badly made sets and obviously fake animals are a constant reminder that this is a film not to be taken seriously.
  Will Ferrell can add this one to the list of his better films, as the silly humour was kept at the correct level, unlike The Campaign which seemingly struggled to decide how crude they could push each joke. Ferrell is supported by a host of talented Mexican actors such as Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna.
  The film being subtitled gave it a nice touch. The script was funny, the music was surprisingly catchy and it did what it was supposed to do and not take itself seriously!

For fans of Will Ferrell, spoofs and a good Mexican stand off.

Stars ***