Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- absurd
- irreverent
- deadpan
- comedy night
- spoof movie marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film an inventive but thinly written parody whose committed performances could not sustain a feature-length premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film uses conspicuously artificial sets, rear projection, painted backdrops, awkward effects, and exaggerated editing to mimic a Mexican western and telenovela production.
Armando's romance, Raul's betrayal, the ranch crisis, and the drug-lord conflict are staged with telenovela-style earnestness for comic effect.
The film combines Spanish-language dialogue, ranch melodrama, Mexican western imagery, musical interludes, and organized-crime archetypes into a knowingly artificial pastiche.
Armando's sincere interpretation of family romance and Raul's business persona contrasts with the audience's awareness that the surrounding dealings are fraudulent and dangerous.
Films like Casa de Mi Padre, and why
Blazing Saddles
absurd parody of familiar genre conventions with deliberately broad comic performances
The Other Guys
surreal, irreverent comedy built around exaggerated crime and macho genre archetypes
Tropic Thunder
stylized send-up of melodramatic storytelling and heightened romantic conflict
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
deadpan genre parody that sustains a deliberately artificial visual world
Movie Details
- Director
- Matt Piedmont
- Release Date
- 2012-03-15
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (332)
Cast
- Will Ferrell
- Mariann Gavelo
- Molly Shannon
- Gael García Bernal
- Nick Offerman
- Efren Ramirez
- Genesis Rodriguez
- Diego Luna
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
- Adrian Martinez
Common questions
- What is Casa de Mi Padre about?
- A naïve rancher’s romantic and family troubles erupt into an absurd Spanish-language showdown with a notorious drug lord.
- What is Casa de Mi Padre like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Casa de Mi Padre as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Casa de Mi Padre violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Casa de Mi Padre as moderate.
- What did critics think of Casa de Mi Padre?
- Critics found the film an inventive but thinly written parody whose committed performances could not sustain a feature-length premise.
- Which films are like Casa de Mi Padre?
- Films with a similar feel include Blazing Saddles, The Other Guys, Tropic Thunder, and Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.
- How long is Casa de Mi Padre?
- Casa de Mi Padre runs 84 minutes.
