
Dumped by his filthy rich octogenarian wife for a younger toy-boy after twenty-five years of prosperous marriage, the pampered and now penniless gold-digger, Maximo, finds himself with his back to the wall. Forced to take matters into his own hands, perhaps for the very first time in his once-luxurious life, the ageing gigolo will have no other choice but to swallow his pride and seek shelter in the small house of his estranged widowed sister, Sara, and his ten-year-old nephe... (Full plot summary below)
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Dumped by his filthy rich octogenarian wife for a younger toy-boy after twenty-five years of prosperous marriage, the pampered and now penniless gold-digger, Maximo, finds himself with his back to the wall. Forced to take matters into his own hands, perhaps for the very first time in his once-luxurious life, the ageing gigolo will have no other choice but to swallow his pride and seek shelter in the small house of his estranged widowed sister, Sara, and his ten-year-old nephew, Hugo. However, Maximo is utterly unprepared for the rude awakening coupled with a big slice of real life on the side. But, once a seducer, always a seducer, and as spoiled Maximo struggles to squeeze out one decent idea to seduce yet another fabulously wealthy widow, a new window of opportunity appears; one that includes a profitable first-rate tutorship in how to be the perfect Casanova. Can a leopard change its spots?
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| TheWrapClaudia PuigDerbez brings warmth and intermittent goofy humor to this too-broad and uneven comedy. |
| Screen InternationalTim GriersonStarting off as a strained farce before segueing into a sappy family film, How To Be A Latin Lover has its likeable, goofy moments, although it is consistently undercut by a main character who is very difficult to love. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonThere are some very funny bits and pieces scattered amid the proceedings, along with a few darkly comical gags that appear to belong in a different movie, but are more than welcome here. |
| Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaThere are quite a few genuine laughs along the way. Director Ken Marino has a firm hand with big, silly slapstick, but he also knows how to make the most of dialogue. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonThe life lessons about valuing family over money aren't delivered with much subtlety, but there are a few solid laughs. |
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe whole enterprise is so fundamentally good-natured and fluffy that it’s sometimes hard to stay annoyed by it. |
| Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersIts humor is broad, but most of the jokes work for the intended audience — with a few even breaking through to more resistant viewers. |
| Common Sense MediaS. Jhoanna RobledoComedy about aging gigolo has racy bits, stereotyping. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe humor is both broad and lowbrow, yet often extremely funny. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Josh TerryHow to Be a Latin Lover can be seedy, but it's a lot sweeter than you might expect. |