Cola de Mono (2018) User Reviews

Made me very Horny!

[adamjohns-42575 · 7/10 · 29 August 2020]

Not quite the fun, sexual party I was expecting from the front cover, but instead a dark and serious piece about two handsome brothers and their own individual quirks.

There is a scene where Borja sneaks in to his brothers bedroom which is excruciatingly sensual and a sequence later on that is oozing with sex, but the main story doesn't really have an ending or at least an explanation of the ending. I also found it very odd that the actor playing the young Vicente then played the older Borja and it kind of threw the epilogue off too.

It was enjoyable though, especially if you want to get your rocks off.

Arty and not what you'd expect from a film set on Christmas Eve in 1986.

Cristóbal Rodríguez Costabal is the movie

[Sekho · 5/10 · 23 May 2020]

This movie is a hodgepodge of misguided ideas. Filled with cliches. There is not a good development to be able to connect with the characters, especially with the mother. The only good thing about the film is the music and Cristóbal Rodríguez Costabal (Borja) who made a very good performance since he is not a professional actor, the only thing that kept me captive to the film was him, since the film became endless and halfway through I wanted it to end. It shows too much Alberto Fuguet got excited with him and that's why he gave him the main character. Alberto Fuget should thank him for being the only good thing about his movie. 5/10

Liked this movie

[pointer165 · 7/10 · 28 January 2019]

Remember that it takes place in the 1980s(1886), so no internet yet! That's why the reading is prolific especially Steven King... I thought that the younger brother coming to terms with his sexual feelings was very sexy and well done- USA can't even get one frontal shot in a movie- I wanted to purchase the film but see its being shown at Sundance 2019 so that may be a reason- I will add this movie to my Gay themed library- the only way to see it is on DEKKOO WHICH IS an add on channel on Prime but they also have a great collection of Gay themed movies ...

Mix of two things. But quite good!

[vmalarcon · 7/10 · 6 October 2020]

I don't know... don't make a film about Stephen King and Gay movie at the same time. The gay part is excellent. But the gory part seem foreign...

Eggnog Delirium

[EdgarST · 4/10 · 26 December 2018]

"Cola de mono" does have its moments, but it is a not very good little film about two brothers coming to terms with their homosexuality, on Christmas night 1986, in Santiago de Chile, after drinking too much 'cola de mono' (a strong sort of eggnog). Sexy it is, especially in all the scenes where brother Borja appears, very well played by young actor Cristóbal Rodríguez Costabal as the intense, clever and often funny bad apple of what is left of the Díaz family. However, the melodrama went beyond my tolerance level, the more so when credibility was badly affected by an unusual accumulation of secrets, male butts and people with knives, blades and hurting things of all sorts. Other sources list 102 minutes as running time, but I saw this 98 version (with all explicit scenes) and it seemed interminable. Fans of 'queer cinema' would surely rise the rating a bit.

Attractive Brothers Thwarted by the Times

[mtsinara · 6/10 · 1 January 2023]

The movie is somewhat interesting but confusing. I'd call the movie a drama with horror due to the murders and not a thriller since it is not that exciting. The first 50%, or so, of the film focuses on the brother, Borja, then the next segment is primarily with the two brothers, Borja and Vincente, and the ending with Vincente (as Borja).

Borja accepts his homosexuality, but the film doesn't really go anywhere with that which gets a little frustrating. Vincente does not accept being gay which is probably due to the timeframe of the film, 1986, when being gay was still widely unaccepted. Also, Vincente, longing for the company of men, experienced horrors with his father's suicide (who was also gay), negative cruising experiences and eventually even his brother's murder by his mother.

With the murder of his brother, Vincente apparently assumes the identity of Borja in order to give himself permission to fulfill his own desires. But, again his desires only end in horror, as Vincente believes he and his entire family have been cursed by the loveless marriage of his father and mother. He even bids a farewell to his brother and mother at their gravestone that he'll see them in hell someday.

As to why Vincente's supposed lover has murderous intentions at the end is beyond me. I guess it's keeping with the spirit of the times, 1986-1999, that being gay is inappropriate and deserves death. Sadly, that seems to be continually portrayed about those times.

OK ...but quite flawed.

[JJ-Chi · 4/10 · 10 July 2021]

The performance by one of the young leads was great ...everyone else was "blah." This had potential, but the plot was rather far-fetched and difficult to take seriously. Ending is ruined by another ridiculous plot twist.

Oh this was SO hot!

[dion_pangallo · 9/10 · 3 April 2021]

The story was OK, but the real reason to watch is the hot guys!

This is hot but sad

[anushangapavith · 3/10 · 22 August 2022]

Yes, there are so much hot guys. But, both main characters were killed in the film. Sad story. It's not clear why Borja is killed at the end and what made him to do so. It feels like being homosexual is a crime or similar thing. But it shouldn't like that. Not recommended.

Cola de Mono

[CinemaSerf · 5/10 · 2 January 2023]

Two brothers "Vicente" (Santiago Rodríguez Costabal) and "Borja" (his real life brother Cristóbal) are gearing up with their mother "Irene" (Carmina Riego) to celebrate their first Christmas without their father. As the family assembles, the drink flows and the claustrophobic environment takes hold and the young "Borja" begins to let the badger loose a little. His hither-to repressed sexuality begins to take hold and he also makes rather a startling discovery when exploring the drawers (furniture) of his elder brother. What now ensues is a sort of uncomfortably constructed family melodrama with very little dialogue and, for me anyway, very little purpose. It has vaguely incestuous undertones - and there is plenty of nudity (active and passive) but the story and the characterisations are woefully undercooked. What drama there is seems to be contrived, repetitive and as it rumbles on there is a frankly ridiculous scene with their mother and the ending just really doesn't deliver. It is curious to see to siblings working together with some pretty honest intimacy but otherwise this is a poorly paced and rather lacklustre story, prone to stereotype, that you will instantly forget. The soundtrack isn't bad, though!