3 Idiotas

3 Idiotas is a coming of age comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Bolado, the film is a Mexican remake of the 2009 Indian film 3 Idiots, which is based on the best selling novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat, the film follows the lives of three friends: Pancho, Felipé & Beto, as they spend time studying in a college, while Pancho falls in love with Mariana, the daughter of the college's director, Don Diego.

Plot
Two nerdy friends and their arch rival from college embark on an adventure determined to find a college roommate who disappeared without a trace on graduation day.

Why It's Idiotic

 * 1) To start it with, the decision to remake a film from India is a horrible idea, since cultural differences would lead to the remake being heavily edited to the point that it looks and feels nothing like the original film, instead feeling more like a generic film, which is what this film is.
 * 2) The remake was unnecessary because the original film was already more cultural oriented since it is mostly based on the education system, and already has the vibes of a non-Indian film due to taking inspiration from filmmakers such as Wes Anderson, the tamil remake Nanban is justified since it is a Tamil retelling of the original film, despite being released too early when the original film was still popular.
 * 3) Laughably bad acting, especially from actors such as Alfonso Dosal, who gives a rather bland performance as Pancho, the film's version of Rancho, and Enrique Singer, who behaves silly with his performance as Don Diego, which is the film's version of Viru Sahastrabuddhe.
 * 4) Many unlikeable characters, such as Pancho, who is depicted in the film as a Gary Stu, a character that is depicted as perfect with no flaws whatsoever, and Dan Diego, who is even more unlikeable than he was in the original.
 * 5) The movie is basically the original film, just with the songs removed and some scenes removed to make the runtime decrease from 171 minutes to 106 minutes, so there's no point in watching the film, since the original movie is already available on streaming services, not even Nanban was this unnecessary.
 * 6) The humor is pretty bad, for example, the original film's complaint, which was the toilet humor, is horribly increased in this film, as Emiliano, the film's version of Chatur Ramalingam, farts a lot, and while Chatur's farts are hilarious due to him pretending to be clueless, here the farts make the film extremely unwatchable to watch.
 * 7) There are some extremely mean spirited scenes in the film, such as the infamous scene where Pancho destroys an ice sculpture at Mariana's elder sister's wedding, which makes Pancho himself even more unlikeable.
 * 8) Unlike the original film, the way Felipe gets badly injured is pretty unrealistic, as he gets injured by getting hit in a car accident, instead of falling off a nearby window due to constant pressure and shame from the director.
 * 9) If you have watched the original film, the fact that Pancho is actually another person using his relative's name is extremely predictable, which spoils the original film's plot twist.
 * 10) The original film's iconic song All Izz Well is completely butchered in the film, and is ruined by Isabella Castillo, who made it into a generic pop song that has zero charm to the original song whatsoever.
 * 11) Overall, the film is nothing but a huge disgrace to the original, and is pretty much the main reason why many planned remakes (including a Hollywood one) have to be cancelled thanks to this disaster of a film.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Some characters are likeable, such as Felipe, who retains his original personality, Mariana, who is noticeably less mean and Emiliano (depending on your view).
 * 2) Despite being horrendously butchered, Isabella Castillo's cover of All Izz Well is catchy, depending on your view.

Reception
While the original film was acclaimed by critics, the remake was negatively received by critics and audiences, altogether Mexican, Indian and International, the film has an audience score of 49% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 3.1 out of 5, on iMDb, the film has a low score of 4.3/10.

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