IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive
RottenTomatoes.com
Register | Log In | What is RT?
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Trailers & Pictures The Vine Forums
Box Office | In Theaters | Opening | Upcoming | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches by subscribing to our Google Subscribed Links profile.
 
Movies / On DVD / The Real Cancun
The Real Cancun

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
See Pictures
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy DVD
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

The Real Cancun (2003)

34%
36%
15%
N/A
N/A
N/A
34 %
Reviews Counted: 85 Fresh: 29  Rotten:56 Average Rating: 4.2/10
 
Consensus: The footage is predictable and rather tame, and most of the people are uninteresting.
 

How does the Tomatometer work?

The Tomatometer measures the percentage of positive reviews from Approved Tomatometer Critics for a certain movie.[-]

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Theatrical Release: Apr 25, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $3,713,002

Synopsis: NO SCRIPTS. NO ACTORS. NO RULES. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON SPRING BREAK, AND IT DID. It's fun and sexy, unscripted and uncensored, but more than anything, it's The Real Cancun. Each year, over 40,000 college students travel to Cancun, Mexico for Spring Break. But this year, for... NO SCRIPTS. NO ACTORS. NO RULES. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON SPRING BREAK, AND IT DID. It's fun and sexy, unscripted and uncensored, but more than anything, it's The Real Cancun. Each year, over 40,000 college students travel to Cancun, Mexico for Spring Break. But this year, for the first time, sixteen people will come together for eight days in a beachfront Cancun villa for the ultimate Spring Break vacation. Bonds will be forged, romances sparked, friendships tested and hearts broken, all amidst a backdrop of non-stop partying. The cast includes: * Alan, 19, from Texas, the archetypal "good boy" who's not used to getting attention from the ladies and has never had a drink in his life * Casey, 25, an aspiring model from Miami (think Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High) who has never held a steady job and, with his "anything goes" attitude, views life in general as one long Spring Break * Roxanne and Nicole, 19, fun-loving twins from Texas, one a little bit wilder than the other * Heidi and David, 18, fresh-faced and innocent best friends who have always flirted with one another but never actually hooked up * Jeremy, 22, from Arizona, a self-professed "ladie's man" who has been training all his life for Spring Break * Jorell, 21, and Paul, 20, lifelong friends from Los Angeles who have never before been out of the United States and are prepared to have the time of their lives in Cancun New Line Cinema presents The Real Cancun, the first reality feature film. Sixteen everyday people chosen during open auditions at college campuses across the United States were willing to immerse themselves and indulge in the Spring Break revelry of Cancun, with the understanding they would be followed 24 hours a day by six camera crews. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Director: Rick de Oliveira
Producer: Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray, Jamie Schultz, Rick de Oliveira

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 3, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Interviews
  • Additional Footage - 1. Cast Reacting to Premiere
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. TV Spot

Buy It On DVD

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 >> >|
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
Ratings Image
0.5/5

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
0/5

True exploitation filmmaking. Watching it is getting fleeced.

Full Review | comment Comment
07/06/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
Ratings Image
2/5

It’s not quite the end of civilization as we know it, but it’s not a good sign.

Full Review | comment Comment
01/04/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Ratings Image
F

As if we needed feature length versions of MTV’s "The Real World," served up this weekend is two hours of Cancun hysteria. Is it real? Yup - real dumb.

Full Review | comment Comment
10/07/03
David Foucher
EDGE Boston
Ratings Image
0/4

It's a document of the decline of Western civilization, and no, it's not because everyone in it drinks, has sex, and parties but because when asked if someone could film it, they said yes.

Full Review | comment Comment
09/07/03
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies
Ratings Image
3/5

Perversely, disturbingly entertaining, and as much of a glimpse into the dark depths of human nature as a Dostoevsky novel.

Full Review | comment Comment
09/06/03
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
Ratings Image
F

With a strangely irritating editorial sensibility, the filmmakers work desperately at juicing up a narrative, but mostly meet with failure.

Full Review | comment Comment
07/30/03
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Ratings Image
2/5

Never has the word "real" been used in a more liberal way, because this reality movie seems to have a tighter script than American Pie – or at least one cloned from it.

Full Review | comment Comment
07/29/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
07/16/03
Sydney Morning Herald
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
07/08/03
Christy Lemire
San Francisco Examiner
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
07/08/03
Jason Anderson
eye WEEKLY
Ratings Image
2/4

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
07/07/03
Sunday Times (Australia)
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
06/28/03
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
2.5/4

“Girls Gone Wild” meets “The Real Wold” in miniature, with Snoop Dogg’s seal of approval.

Full Review | comment Comment
06/27/03
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
Ratings Image
2/4

With its shimmering cinematography, The Real Cancun is better at hiding the city’s grimy exterior than at being fun to watch.

Full Review | comment Comment
06/27/03
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
Ratings Image
N/A

Unfolds with the same simplicity as any multitude of teen films that are honest about being fiction.

Full Review | comment Comment
06/03/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Ratings Image
2/5

If you want a movie in which teenagers have a lot of sex, then rent a Larry Clark film. These "real" documentaries contain far less truth than Christopher Guest's "mock" documentaries.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/28/03
Stephen Himes
Film Snobs
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
05/10/03
Houston Chronicle
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
05/10/03
Los Angeles Daily News
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
B-

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
05/10/03
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 >> >|
See More Topics...

Related Forums

Despot
it figures
by: Despot 7/28/06


Despot
it figures
by: Despot 7/28/06


Despot
it figures
by: Despot 7/28/06


Despot
it figures
by: Despot 7/28/06


Despot
it figures
by: Despot 7/28/06
all

Pictures

See More Movie Pictures

Around the Network

• The Real Cancun at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Real Cancun at IGN
• The Real Cancun at AskMen
 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.