"Rudo y Cursi" is a new Mexican import with familiar faces, football flavor and a hint of lime.

The buddy flick is a rags-to-riches-to-rags tale about two brothers nicknamed Rudo (Diego Luna) and Cursi (Gael Garcia Bernal) who labor in the banana fields in a rural jungle shanty town. Of course, they have bigger dreams than back-breaking labor among squalor and sweat.

You might recognize the two actors, as Bernal starred in "Babel," "Blindness" and "The Motorcycle Diaries." Meanwhile, Luna played one of Harvey Milk's boy toys this past summer and was in the critically acclaimed "Y tu mama tambien," which was co-written by "Rudo y Cursi" Director Carlos Cuaron and his more famous brother, Alfonso.

"Rudo y Cursi" advances in entertaining yet predictable fashion. When a shady soccer scout from Mexico City sees the two past-their-prime wannabe footballers lighting up their small town league, he invites them to try out for professional squads in the big city, errr, el ciudad grande. There Rudo, a mustachioed goalkeeper with a gambling problem, and Cursi, a speedy striker and karaoke-quality musician, trade virtue for vice before getting a heavy-handed "grass is greener" on the other side of the tracks lesson.

The acting is great in "Rudo y Cursi," translated as "Rough and Vulgar," but the film curiously omits much of the actual football action. Most of the goal scoring happens off screen, which is a disappointment and a sign of a movie budget with scant pesos. Of course, it's still nice to see an endearing sports movie that doesn't follow the "Varsity Blues" formula, even if there is no whipped cream bikini.

"Rudo y Cursi," rated R and with a running time of 103 min., opens Friday, June 5, in Richmond and select cities. Mike gives the movie 2.5/4 stars.

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