Sunday 8 June 2008

Matando Cabos


Matando Cabos (103 min)
Seen on the 7th June, 2008


I felt this is the Mexican version of pulp fiction. It is also a wonderfully black comedy about a series of unfortunate misunderstandings involving a horrible boss Mr. Cabos, a humble dad, a cheating boyfriend a retired "lucha libre" fighter called mascarita and crazy women who surround them. Jaque and Mudo soon discover that they are in serious trouble as they have knocked down Mr. Cabos (also Jaque's future father in law). They call mascarita so he solves their problem but things become truly complicated since Botcha has decided to give Mr. Cabos a lesson.

It all happens in a night, the same when Mrs. Cabos is organising a party at his fancy home. Jaque and Mudo ought to be there or else which they do after beating down a foot ball crowd in a bar. At the party Mrs. Cabos soon re-discovers sexual desire and disappears leaving Jaque and Mudo to face with their problem by themselves. But where is Mr. Cabos? Has Botcha achieved his objectives? Oh well, funny things in this film are also complicated ...

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