I really like Will, I even like him in Tim and Eric, but I just don't get this movie. I tried to give this movie a chance. However, the only "laugh" I had was in the beginning when the 3 were on their horses talking about a baby cow.Also, I like the cast... it is a really good cast.... but it is just not interesting.Will most likely made this to expand his fan base....And this also explains the high rating. This shouldn't have received 2/10 ...... my 3 out of 10 is way too high...Worst thing Will has ever been in...

"If you were smart you would know that you are dumb."Directed by Matt Piedmont (known mostly for his work in Saturday Night Live and the Funny or Die videos) and written by Andrew Steele, Casa de Mi Padre, is a spoof on the Mexican tele novellas. It was a nice idea, but poorly executed considering there were very few funny moments and five minutes into the film the gags wore off. This could have worked much better as a 5 minute skit in SNL, but it doesn't have enough comedic moments to carry the film for 80 minutes. I'll give Casa De Mi Padre credit for being original and for trying something different, but the story just dragged during most of the film. Will Ferrell surprised me as he delivered all his lines in Spanish by learning them phonetically; he may not have spoken perfect Spanish but he did a decent job and I had no problem understanding him. Unfortunately despite having an interesting idea for the film, the execution was just too simple and the laughs were practically nonexistent. Casa De Mi Padre is a hollow film and there isn't much more to it.Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has been living in his father's ranch in Mexico all his life. He's not bright, but he's loyal to his father, Miguel (Pedro Armendariz Jr.). He spends most of his time with his buddies, Esteban (Efren Ramirez) and Manuel (Adrian Martinez) goofing around while he cares for his father's animals. His younger brother, Raul (Diego Luna), is an international businessman who has returned to save the ranch and introduce his new fiancé, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez), to the family. However, Raul seems to be running an illegitimate business and Armando warns him he has brought trouble to the ranch. The town's drug lord, Onza (Gael Garcia Bernal), has declared war on Raul for interfering in his area, while Raul has also drawn the attention of DEA Agent Parker (Nick Offerman).Will Ferrell is a funny guy and most of his films work for me, but Casa De Mi Padre is just too dull and uninspired. It's a shame because there is a talented cast, Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal are two of the best Mexican actors, Nick Offerman always delivers, and Genesis Rodriguez is a beautiful actress. I grew up in South America, so I'm familiar with the novellas they were trying to spoof, but after five minutes the jokes wore off. The trailers made me believe this was going to be hilarious, but it wasn't at all. There were some funny moments involving the production design and the animatronic white jaguar, but everything else was poorly executed.

There is something hilarious about a film where Will Ferrell stares passionately and speaks Spanish.I'm not always a fan of Ferrell, but here the guy is funny as hell. The best part is that he doesn't even tell jokes. On the contrary, he's almost overdramatical to a point where silliness abounds. And that's probably the thing that either makes the movie for you or turns you away from it. Think of it as fun and care-free satire combining spaghetti westerns, Spanish soap operas and crime movies about drugs. In "Casa de mi padre", you find lots of shoddy sets, fake animals, dolls, R-rated violence, smoking and songs. I absolutely loved the songs! This is a weird combination of elements and felt so fresh. I could not help but get into a good mood. Add the most ridiculous love-making scene I remember seeing, and we got ourselves something special.This movie has problems though. As much as I love the fake outlook and silly approach, they kind of messed it up at some parts. Sometimes when they try to actually make a visual "so fake and ridiculous that it's funny"-joke, the joke lingers too long or is shoved in your face, thus losing some potential. When it works it's great and even pretty intelligent, and when it doesn't it seems like the movie is pandering to children in a "here's the joke! get it?"-manner. Also, some characters had the potential to be funny (Nick Offerman) but they ended up being something less.The whole cast is good and funny enough, and Ferrell gets two thumbs up, but Genesis Rodriguez was outstanding. She wasn't only outrageously beautiful, she had a certain edge to her performance. I really enjoyed it. She might have a great career ahead of her.When you watch this film, don't expect a typical comedy. Don't expect a "Hangover 11". Don't also expect a Lebowskian masterpiece, but something intentionally shoddy and funny in its own weird way. And Will Ferrell speaking/singing in Spanish, of course.

Mindset before movie: I didn't know what to expect at first. In the last few years I've seen Will Ferrell in a lot of mould-breaking movies like "Stranger Than Fiction" and "Everything Must Go". I've heard nothing about this movie, didn't even know it existed. When I saw it on this Netflix, I thought it looked like it was gonna be a typical movie from that side of Will Ferrell I'm not a big fan of. With that said, expectations weren't at their highest but I still wasn't sure...Mindset after movie: I think he just went up 2 points. This movie gives you an example of the some of the talent Will Ferrell possesses, he is seriously one talented man. I really enjoyed this, it was filled with the over-acting and subtle humour that Will Ferrell is known for while maintaining a serious and violent story. And Will didn't scream once. He yelled a couple of times, but the scenes called for it. FYI: It seriously is a Spanish language movie. There's a warning before the movie starts, but I wasn't sure if I should believe it because he's tricked me before. This movie made me think of "El Mariachi" (the only Mexican movie I have ever seen) while also reminding me of those cheesy Mexican soap operas that were on the Spanish channel... late nights... around the time I was hitting puberty... But, this movie has no boobies, the story was good and the overall production value was waaay better.If you are like me and are a Will Ferrell fan for the most part, you should watch this, it's very funny and it was put together really well. You too will probably have more respect for the man, I mean he did it in Spanish! He didn't just do the accent, he did the language! Tom Cruise wouldn't even learn German for "Valkyrie" and he was payed waay more.