So after seeing the disaster of a movie that I talked about yesterday, I needed something to make me feel good. I did a random selection and I found a feel-good movie, Honeymoon With My Mother. What could be better than a Spanish comedy when you just need some heartfelt and easy comedy? Maybe a Brazilian comedy 🤔 Anyway let's get right into this.
Honeymoon With My Mother is just what the title says and that makes it kind of predictable but it doesn't take away the fun. So the gist is, that a man, Jose Luis, is disappointed by his bride-to-be at the altar and he tries to salvage the wedding expenses already paid. He then finds out that the honeymoon expense is non-refundable.
His mother, Mari Carmen, begins nudging Jose Luis to go on the honeymoon trip because it was the biggest expense on their list. But how does a devasted and deserted groom go on his honeymoon alone? It quickly becomes a mother and son honeymoon, very much to the disappointment of Jose Luis.
After finding out that his mum never had a honeymoon after her own wedding, Jose Luis finally agrees to go on the trip with his mum to the beautiful resort for their honeymoon.
On getting to the resort, they find out that only couples get to enjoy the full perks that come with being at the resort. Mari Carmen immediately says she and Jose Luis are a couple just so she can get the full experience. This gets the already angry groom even angrier and everything his mum does at the resort annoys him.
He was very hostile to Mari Carmen for the most part but she always encouraged him to forget about what he was going through and to enjoy the moments in the beautiful resort just like she does.
He remained grumpy still but after having a talk with Mari Carmen and closely observing her, he decided to give the honeymoon a shot. He goes along with the plans of freebird Mari Carmen but it doesn't go well for him as soon after, they both land in trouble with the locals.
My Thoughts
I couldn't have been happier with choosing the right detox movie. I needed to detox my mind of all the cringe I had seen in the previous movie and Honeymoon With My Mother did just that.
It is lighthearted, funny, and the good type of predictable. My favourite character is Mari Carmen because she was such a fun mum. We got to see the person behind the mum and not just a parent figure.
I love that the honeymoon experience was an awakening for her son to see her for who she is and I believe everyone should be able to see that side of their parents. It reminds me of a thread I came across yesterday about fulfilling the emotional needs of your kids because that's what is going to keep them close to you when you get old.
A lot of parents focus on providing all the material things that their kids need and giving them the best education. Some think after doing all of these, it guarantees that the kids would forever be indebted to them and be with them when they're older. That thinking is flawed because your kids won't be close to you if you don't invest in their emotional needs when they're young.
Another thing I liked in this movie is Mari Carmen encouraging Jose Luis to have fun and live in the moment. He experienced one of the worst things that could ever happen to anyone and he shut down as expected. Life happens to us all at some point and we might be so downcast that we forget life has to go on.
I got a powerful reminder to live in the moment as I watched this and it was a much-needed message. I also laughed too for most of it even though I watched in English and I feel like translated versions take away from the comedy.
My favourite scene was Mari Carmen going topless at the beach, it was shocking to Jose Luis and even to me the viewer, I never saw that coming. That's the only PG-rated scene though.
I liked the adventure and the scenes with the locals, it was all fun. The plot in its entirety was simple but with a powerful message to live your life no matter what.
It's a 9/10 for me. I might be too generous though, you have to remember I was recovering from seeing a terrible movie earlier. Still, this movie was a feel-good one and I'll definitely recommend.
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