As per DVD description: "Julio and Tenoch are two teens ruled by raging hormones and a mission to consume exotic substances. But one summer, the boys learn more about life than they bargain for when they set off on a wild cross-country trip with seductive, 28-year-old Luisa. Both boys taste forbidden fruit as Luisa school them in the finer points of passion, but will their mutual desire for her destroy their friendship forever?

The interrelationships between the three principle characters. Julio and Tenoch are best friends who share everything - more than they even know. Their friendship is put to the test when they meet Luisa and embark on a weekend adventure, where they learn more about themselves than they expected.

Okay, I'll admit it - subtitles are never any fun. IMHO, they distract from the movie. But trust me, the film is worth the effort.

Watch Summer of '42. I'm a sucker for coming-of-age movies.

Were incredible. Gael Garcia Bernal (Julio), Diego Luna (Tenoch) and Maribel Verdu (Luisa) bring a performance to the movie that brings the characters alive.

It gives a fresh take on the coming-of-age theme. Unlike most current-day American movies, the nudity and sex in this movie is not gratuitous, but natural and a thing of beauty.

This movie has been released in two versions: "R" and "Unrated". Make sure you see the unrated version. I've seen both, and the scenes removed from the R-rated version completely changes, and confuses, the end of the movie.

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