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By Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
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Predictable Brazilian romcom has language, sex.
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Rich in Love
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What's the Story?
RICH IN LOVE is the story of Teto (Danilo Mesquita), the 20-something heir to a Brazilian tomato sauce fortune. He sleeps late, and when he finally wakes, he sometimes finds a young woman in his bed whose name he doesn't remember. Employees clean up his messes. His father gives him a $60,000 car for his birthday. Another gift is a job as an executive at Dad's company, but that spot is made available by firing a young go-getter named Monique (Lelle), the hardworking woman who actually earned the job. Teto has no interest in working until he meets another hardworking woman, Paula (Giovanna Lancellotti), a young doctor who worked her way up from nothing. To make sure that she likes him for who he is rather than because he's rich, he elaborately fools her, pretending to be a poor janitor toiling through a training program at his father's company, which could lead to a job there. He competes against his best friend/employee Igor (Jaffar Bambirra) for the job, but persuades Igor to pose as Teto, the company owner's son, so Teto can win the job on his own merits. Will Teto learn to be a better person and find love?
Is It Any Good?
This Brazilian romcom is not special or memorable. There's absolutely nothing original about Rich in Love, not the concept of telling lies to get at the truth, not the pretending to be poor in order to find one's place in the world, nor the transformation of a selfish, spoiled rich kid finding his purpose when he finally notices all the suffering, deprivation, and need around him. And given how little we see of any decency or empathy in Teto, it feels like a sure bet that the dedicated, smart, and caring women who supposedly inspire him to do better probably wouldn't have that much influence on him if they weren't beautiful. The movie is a cliché from start to finish, and there's scarcely a character worth caring about.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about whether Teto's "transformation" is believable. Why do you think Teto changes so quickly from selfish to helpful and caring?
How does Rich in Love compare to other romcoms you've seen?
What does it mean to be spoiled? In what ways does Teto represent the way not to raise kids?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : April 30, 2020
- Cast : Danilo Mesquita , Giovanna Lancellotti , Lell , Jaffar Bambirra
- Directors : Bruno Garotti , Anita Barbosa
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s) , Latino Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Netflix
- Genre : Romance
- Run time : 104 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : January 19, 2022
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