Movie review: Do It Like an Hombre

Hi, pornies! I hope you are doing fine! I will be having HECTIC days these weeks, I'm already rushing with so many things I can barely keep my mind focused. However, a couple of days ago I watched a Latin American film, Do It Like an Hombre, directed by Nicolás Lopez, and I want to tell you a little bit about it. Hint: I liked it, pretty much, to my surprise.

• Direction: Nicolás López
• Production: Aislinn Derbez, Nicolás López, Mauricio Ochmann, Rodrigo Trujillo, Miguel Asensio Llamas
• Script: Guillermo Amoedo and Nicolás López
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
• Release Date: 11 August 2017
• Running Time: 109 minutes

#HazloComoHombre is a comedy that follows the lives of two young couples who are not only in love – but best friends. One couple is married with a baby on the way – and the other is engaged. Their happy lives are turned upside down when the guy who is about to marry his best friend’s sister discovers he’s gay. Not only does his fiancée have trouble accepting the news – but his best friend refuses to believe it is true. Hilarity ensues as both men attempt to accept their new and very confusing lives.

I don't usually see comedy, but there was something about this movie in particular that appealed to me. I guess it is that all the stories that involve the coming out process are dramatic, heavy and serious, while this one has a more comic approach on the matter. This is not to say it makes fun of gay people and the closet, although I'm aware GLAAD doesn't look at it with good eyes, but that it presents funny elements based on it while also educating and showing the reality of this process at the same time.

While it is very well-done and with a good production, it is the script of the movie that interested me the most. It includes several elements and clichés LGBT+-related which I couldn't help but smile and laugh at as the story developed. There is certainly a good dose of reality when Ochmann's character reaches the climax, the peak of his side of the story, so the scales are balanced from then on.

I have to admit there is not much creativity in the script, all things considered, but just a few curious scenes that add some material. However, the characters are more human than they seem to be at first sight, with clear comedy material all over the plot, that will make anyone smile more than once. In the middle of so much drama and nightmare and screams and the horrors often involved in such situation, I liked this lighter approach on  it.

Do It Like an Hombre also speaks about society's standards toward men and the toxic masculinity related to it. We see different ideas and different points of view in each of the male characters, with the spotlight mostly shared between Ochmann and Dosal. I had some problems regarding Julián, portrayed by Ariel Levy, because of how he spoke about polyamour. I'm not sure that's how actually works, but I will leave that spot right away since I am not polyamorous either. To each their own, I guess.

In the end, Do It Like an Hombre shows us a lot of what we consider to be masculine, the misconceptions, prejudices and stigmas that relate to it, and how society could improve on the matter. Although a comedy, I'm really happy on how LGBT+ topics are presented and would like to see more material like this one.

Have you seen this movie? Would you recommend it or not? Let me know in the comments! Kinky regards, K!

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