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Parents' Guide to

No Manches Frida 2

By Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Silly, predictable sequel has crass, suggestive humor.

Movie R 2019 102 minutes
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What's the Story?

NO MANCHES FRIDA 2 starts off with the lead-up to the wedding of Frida Kahlo High School employees -- and "bad boy"/"good girl" couple -- Zequi (Omar Chaparro) and Lucy (Martha Higareda). Zequi promises that he won't get drunk at his bachelor party, but he still turns up at the ceremony completely wasted and ends up causing an embarrassing scene that interrupts the wedding. Lucy breaks up with him, but just as he begs her to give him a second chance, they face an even more pressing issue: The department of education has installed a strict new principal and is threatening to close the school. The teachers are ordered to get their students ready to compete in an interschool competition that's being held at a beach resort. If the students do well and place in various categories, the school will stay open. Complicating issues for a heartsick Zequi are the fact that he accidentally signed up his homeroom students for the dance competition instead of volleyball and that his main competition from a posh high school across town is Mario (Aarón Díaz ), Lucy's formerly nerdy boyfriend who's now a six-pack-sporting stud.

Is It Any Good?

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Although there are definitely some laughs from the admittedly formulaic class- and age-based humor, there's nothing new or particularly interesting about this unnecessary sequel. No Manches Frida 2 is the kind of predictable, silly comedy that audiences can stream while multitasking, because you don't have to pay very close attention. Zequi and Lucy can't go straight to "happy ever after," or there would be no point to having a sequel, so there's manufactured tension and a paint-by-numbers romantic rival in the form of Aaron, the gorgeous but shallow ex who's Zequi's polar opposite. Aaron boasts about the work he's put into his transformation, from a nose job to "clean eating" to personal training. He's also a social media addict who cares more about posting selfies and food pics than having a conversation with Lucy.

Chaparro, who does the movie's heaviest lifting, has to convey his despair at losing Lucy and his willingness to parrot Aaron's style -- not just to woo her back, but also to get through to his students, who are understandably more interested in their beachfront surroundings than in learning to dance. The underdogs from the poor school taking on the privileged kids from the rich school is such a cliché that even one of the Frida High teens jokes that down-and-out kids win so infrequently that there's a movie for every time they do win. The movie doesn't focus solely on the teens, of course, since the real story is Zequi's romantic arc. Neither plotline is particularly well executed, but the movie might work for those who like the stars -- or broad comedies in general.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the differences between No Manches Frida and No Manches Frida 2. Which one has clearer/more positive messages? Which one is funnier?

  • What do you think about the way the movie depicts teen romantic relationships? Why is it important that a boyfriend doesn't want to have sex with his drunk girlfriend?

  • Why do you think movies about underperforming/underdog students and schools are so compelling? How does this one compare to others?

  • Do you consider anyone in the movie a role model? If so, what character strengths do they display?

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