Well - I reckon this can be taken the wrong way. So let's be clear: no pun intended and no real connection made between the movies. It is fitting though, because our main character here (the son) is looking for his father. The anchor that he feels has been missing from him - whether this is true or not ... well we'll have to wait and see, don't we? That was more rhetorical of course.

It is a bit of a road movie, it is clearly a drama ... and it might not be everyones cup of tea. The main character is more than troubled. And his mother has quite a lot to deal with too. I like the (slow) way this is moving ... I like how the characters interact with each other. Not always in the best way (making mistakes) ... but it does feel real ... this is about trying to figure stuff out (about our past), while we walk towards our future ...

There are so many disturbing scenes and unexplained parts in this script.

Pros: mother son relationship is a vital part of the storyline that followed logical progression, Spanish and English format, casual beachy look that both main characters had was believable.

Cons: lack of back story on how the smart and driven mom was with a sad and weak character like Sebastian's dad, how the main character got back home and did the lobster left out die.

There are some good points to the film - it's filmed with some love. But in the end it is massively disappointing - so out of date - with that stereotypical misogyny and paternalism that you'd have hoped was now unacceptable in Mexico. I don't know who it is who played the father (Enrique) but whoever it is should be so ashamed at the role. You have to feel very sorry for the boy. Sebastian, with such a screwed up cast of people around him. Massively disappointing and embarrassing.