by Amanda Stutevoss
Editorial Director
The concept of reality TV has finally reached the big screen in the movie “The Real Cancun” and is showing audiences nationwide the uncensored side to reality TV.
“The Real Cancun” is the true story of 16 strangers picked to go on spring break in Cancun, and have their lives taped, however their lives for a week, consist only of getting drunk, making out with random people and doing it all over again night after night.
The makers of this movie, the masterminds behind MTV’s hit series “The Real World,” have done a brilliant job of casting once again.
The casting call went out to college students across the nation and reached 10,000 uninhibited applicants. The trip included an all-expenses paid spring vacation at a gratuitously large beachfront resort in Cancun, Mexico the ultimate spring break destination.
The cast of 16 includes: Laura, a 20-year-old self-proclaimed “naughty girl,” Jorrel and Paul, two funny guys out to get some action and have some laughs while doing it and the twins, Roxanne and Nicole who shamelessly kiss and fondle each other at every opportunity throughout the movie, not to mention pretty boys Ryan and Jeremy who profess that they are the reason girls go on spring break.
Although the beginning of the movie feels like a drawn-out version of a “Girls Gone Wild” video, several moments throughout are seemingly real and, dare I say, heartwarming.
For example, watching the most genuine character in the movie, 19-year-old Alan from Texas, who never had a drink before heading south of the border, progress from a boy, who prefers milk to tequila, into a make-out machine is touching, in a spring break kind of way.
Alan’s transition from one extreme to the other is filled with bumps (and grinds) along the way. Despite his makeover, he maintains his southern hospitality (by making sure to get a girl’s name before making out with her.) It is his journey that makes the movie worth seeing.
Most of the other character’s story lines remain undeveloped. The steamy nights between Laura and Jeremy create such heat that the audience can feel the fire.
However, the movie’s edits douse the pair, showing only the couple’s their quick encounters beneath the sheets rather than exploring the “real” circumstances that surround their spring break hook-up.
This movie is exactly what you would expect from a reality show staged in Cancun. People get drunk; shirts fly off; pants drop and everyone hooks up.
Is the cast filled with exhibitionists? Yes. Is it reality? Possibly. (Reality would probably show at least one character with a hangover from the constant partying.) Is it entertaining? Yes, but make sure to lower your expectations.
