Jamie passion and passionfruit!

Argentine comedy that is not exactly a rites of passage film but a tale of what changes in a family when a teenage son discovers sex or rather the obsession of older women and how this affects his relationship with his solo mother. It is a sort of dramatic comedy with plenty to recognise in terms of local habits but somehow, as a film, it never quite hits its stride and we are left at the end thinking, so what?  Cecilia Roth is as competent as ever as Bernie the solo mum, Maria Fernanda Callejón does a satisfactory job as the sexy older woman and newcomer Martin Piroyansky is right on the button with Leo the adolescent.  Ulises Rosell has made an inoffensive film that ambles along nicely without ever really engaging us.  The best part of it is to watch a good group of actors at work.

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