My Best Friend (Mi Mejor Amigo)

The story is universal -- it's the pain and pathos that unless there is ice water flowing through your veins, you know this pain growing up, be you hetero, homo or have no idea what you are, you have felt it. The pain of feelings you don't understand, attractions that one second bring incredible joy and in the blink of an eye, stabbing angst and confusion. It's not a new story, but here it is told with subtlety and loving grace. The acting, for such youngsters, in incredibly natural and flows so easily from them that there is no need for the "suspension of disbelief" that one usually needs when watching actors play characters. These lads are genuine. I can't emphasise enough how universal this story is -- this is not a "gay" movie -- it is a movie about all of us. You know the truth as it pours out of the story, the characters and the growing pains that we all have felt. You will feel this one in your gut. And if you are the kind of wuss who can't watch a film because it's subtitled and you might have to read a little, grow a pair and watch this one this because it's worth it.

a beautifully acted story of friendship and understanding and growing up a little more. the actress playing the mother was exceptionally moving.

This is a very emotional yet thought provoking film. Yes, it is a foreign language film; however, the message of this story is so very applicable to the events that parents are faced every day. NJMJr!

Very well made. Good picture and sound quality. An adult would not find the screenplay unique or new in any way, but LGBT teens will like it. I would guess it would pass for a PG-13 rating.

OK story line, could have gone way more deeper into the storyline .

This was a good film about young love and coming of age.

..however never seemed to quite live up to my expectations. Nonetheless, a worthy purchase.

To be honest, I had trouble actually connecting the title to the film. Dunno if it "fits", in my opinion. Some may argue this is a "slow" movie, because it doesn't have any sort of drastic conflict, but I believe the POINT is to portray this particular aspect of young life. So if you're looking for an action film or something with more drama, you may not enjoy this as much. I give this a 3 out of 5, because of one glitch throughout the movie, and my opinion on the way it ended. If not for the glitches, I'd give this a solid 4. Its worth watching regardless. Essentially (without spoilers), its a story about two teens around the same age with very different personality types/family experiences who end up developing a unique relationship together. That being said, I never truly got the impression that they considered each other "best friends". I liked the way each character was portrayed, and were generally extremely believable and realistic. There were no drastically cinematic moments copied right out of a fantasy book. The characters hinted at having issues they were currently facing or would possibly face in the future to begin resolving, and those issues reflected in their personalities. Their relationship was a bit awkward, but worked. Based on my own experiences with friendship as a teen, I thought it was pretty accurate. I was hoping their relationship would be fleshed out a bit more, but by the time things start to happen, the movie ends. 2 issues I had were: the ending, and the subtitles. The movie told a familiar-yet-different story, which I enjoyed, but the ending was pretty cliche and a straight up "cliff hanger" (by this I mean it simply did not feel complete. There was no closure or even a hint at life after the events in the movie... It just cut the screen to black.) And as for the subtitles, I understand it's a Spanish speaking movie, so subtitles are essential for those of us who don't really speak the language. The subtitles are automatic and you cannot "opt" to take them away, which is a little weird, but fine, but the main issue is the failure to correct the misspelled/typo'd names. Some of the names (including one of the two main characters, so his name is ALWAYS appearing) may have included diacritic(accent) marks when originally typed out, but the subtitles in the movie did not display them correctly, and only showed a butchered name with weird symbols in them. I really think if you're going to make the subtitles permanent, you should take the time to see if they are being portrayed without error. (Again, one of the main characters who's name is mentioned a lot has his name butchered throughout the whole movie). It takes away from the experience. For a movie that's release was delayed for about 2 months... I feel like this issue SHOULD have been caught before distribution... Overall, a good movie. I think you call these types "A slice of Life". I wish the story was stretched a bit longer though.

Heart breaking feel good movie

Pleasant and interesting. Well done 'sort of gay coming-of-age' movie but nothing very special. Attractive cast and settings make this Argentinian film worth a visit but overall, a fairly average film.

Nice movie about pure friendship between two Argentinian teens, and how it's so much part of life to go through disappointments and detachment, for the sake of truly respecting and loving the other. Good family movie.