You're My Hero on DVD (2004)

An understated Tour de force from Spain - I loved it...

Pete Shuttleworth from Hemel Hempstead , 29/06/2005

With a cast of young unknowns, who are excellent throughout this film and a fine central performance as Ramon, we see Spanish growing pains right up close. On one level - Ramon is the new kid in town and has to cope with bullying, puberty, and the demands of a burgeoning friendship as he starts at yet another new school - this time in Seville. On another we are drawn into the struggle that Spain herself went through in the 70s as the country moved from dictatorship to democracy. Don't get me wrong though - this is a human film not a political one, often funny, sometimes spot on and there are a couple of terribly sentimental and surprising moments which added to the film's completeness. There is a neat touch when indirect homage, if you can call it that, is paid to 'My Little Indian'. A film that tells its tale with skill, sensitivity, through excellent young actors and will have me looking out for Cuadri's films again. This gets 4 stars. Really good.

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Engaging tale of young amigos

Richard Holland from North Wales , 16/12/2005

Engaging tale of adolescent friendship, with put-upon Ramon surprisingly making friends with the glamorous boy who bullies him and finally gets some self-respect - and a girlfriend. Some of this is down to his muse, a 'wise' Red Indian who lives only in his sub-conscious and often stuffs up badly. Even when Ramon is ultimately let down and made to realise how fragile friendships can be, he's left more self-reliant than he was before. It's a low-key movie but there are some fine moments and the cast of young unknowns as convincing and appealing. Recommended.

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Interesting

A customer from Leamington Spa, England , 30/11/2006

This is a very good film for those who are interested in the Spanish transition from Francoism to democracy. The plot is original and quite fun, something different to watch.

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Great performances but horribly sentimental

Martin Cross from Glagow, Scotland [Highly rated reviewer] , 17/03/2008

The performances from the young cast (they're meant to be about ten years old but I suspect they were all about 16) are brilliant, and there are some funny and touching moments. There is a bit of clumsy zeitgeist stuff about the end of the Franco dictatorship, which is par for the course in current Spanish film and telly ('Cuentame como paso' is a superior soap about the period which is the biggest thing on TVE right now). Ultimately, however, it's cosy and sentimental - the adults aren't very good (especially the insufferably goody-goody left-wing priest and the two-dimensional fascist teacher), the pubescent sex and masturbation gags can be seen coming from miles away, and the whole thing suffers from the dreadful Spanish addiction to sentimental, wall to wall music scoring. Great kid-acting, though, and easy-to-follow Spanish if you're learning the language.

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Interesting

A customer from Leamington Spa, England , 30/11/2006

This is a very good film for those who are interested in the Spanish transition from Francoism to democracy. The plot is original and quite fun, something different to watch.

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Great performances but horribly sentimental

Martin Cross from Glagow, Scotland [Highly rated reviewer] , 17/03/2008

The performances from the young cast (they're meant to be about ten years old but I suspect they were all about 16) are brilliant, and there are some funny and touching moments. There is a bit of clumsy zeitgeist stuff about the end of the Franco dictatorship, which is par for the course in current Spanish film and telly ('Cuentame como paso' is a superior soap about the period which is the biggest thing on TVE right now). Ultimately, however, it's cosy and sentimental - the adults aren't very good (especially the insufferably goody-goody left-wing priest and the two-dimensional fascist teacher), the pubescent sex and masturbation gags can be seen coming from miles away, and the whole thing suffers from the dreadful Spanish addiction to sentimental, wall to wall music scoring. Great kid-acting, though, and easy-to-follow Spanish if you're learning the language.

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