At 18, fresh from high school, Marina, Ignacio, Adam and Mimi, school mates bonded by fate, shared a dream about adult life, a dream of fame, success, perfect skin and that one endless, true love that, surely, was waiting just around the corner for each one of them.
But 30's arrived, and none of the sweet promises of youth was fulfilled.
Alone, failed and frustrated, all four are forced to stop and look around to try to understand where it all went wrong, and find an emergency fix for their lives, before it's too late, and happiness escapes through their fingers forever.
Secondary Effects is the bitter coming of age comedy that follows their steps in the search for lost dreams, lost hair and good sex, at least, if true love turns out to be a mirage.
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While entertaining for a rainy day on your couch filling yourself with popcorn and (diet?) coke, the film falls flat and the story lacks congruency (and sometimes coherence).
I'm 24 and at the end of the movie I realize that I don't want to spend the rest of this time whit only one girl.This movie is about four thirty-years-old ex school partners that are reunited for the high school generation party.
This film is destined to become a classic of the new golden age of Mexican Cinema. It made me laugh out loud and it made me cry.
Well, maybe it is because I am actually near the intended target age group (those nearing 30, and I'm 25). Its got an interesting philosophy, it actually fits better than other recent Mexican movies, which seem to have matured from the god-awful "charro" movies from the 50's or the "Lola la Trailera" low-budget action flicks from the 70's and 80's.
This is one of those movies worth watching, the message its clear. It's one of those movies where you keep laughing due to the realistic situations (well, funny and realistic).
After seeing Efectos Secundarios, I realize that Issa Lopez is genuinely a well-read, versatile, sharp director and is ready to make her mark as a pioneer of Mexican and hopefully American cinema. Where will all this talent lead her next?
You can't give this movie a 10, you just can't. Just like you can't give it a zero or a one or two.
This is one of the greatest, movies I ever seen, I'm really good at bing a person how always talks what thinks, and i love films so it is a really good convination for a film criticizer, and i have to tell it is one of the best movie is ever saw because this drama film contains: comedy, tragedy and romance, and it is very difficult writing this three drama characters in just one film, or play. Issa is a really great writer no only because this film that makes me laugh a lot, because she is a grate writer, person and leader.
Efectos Secundarios is the best movie I have seen ever, I have to say that I really admire the cast and the director -Issa López-, all the team to create this movie is wonderful. This film is a renovation, nothing is similar to this project, this is a chance to show great actors, the talent of new directors, the success of a really good work, what's behind all this work?
