“Long Live Mexico!” by Luis Estrada is a box office success, but does not convince the critics

After a bumpy road to the big screen, ‘¡Que Viva México!’ finally debuted in 3,000 theaters in the Aztec country on March 23, so this new film by Luis Estrada It has already begun to show its first results, confirming that it has become a box office success, but it has not only generated good opinions from specialized critics.

In pure Luis Estrada style, ‘Long live Mexico!’ makes a critique of current Mexican societywhich the director has already done in previous films such as ‘La Dictadura Perfecta’ and ‘El Infierno’, however, for many critics specializing in the film industry, it is an asset that has already started to run out.

Although it has some positive comments, ‘Long live Mexico!’ It has been indicated by the critics as a production of forced humor and not new criticism. for Mexican society, since it touches on topics that the public sees and hears on a daily basis in other media, likewise its duration has been another of the most criticized points, having just over three hours.

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However, as we have pointed out, this new film by Luis Estrada garnered huge interest prior to its release, which led to it spawning a millionaire collection within days, making it one of the most successful releases in Mexican cinema so far in 2023.

“Long Live Mexico!” coming to netflix

It is worth mentioning that this film was originally announced to be released exclusively in the Netflix catalog, however, Luis Estrada felt that the storyline of this production should debut directly in cinemas, so he decided to acquire the screening rights to his own title to release it on the big screen.

This does not mean that ‘Long live Mexico!’ will not reach Netflix, because it was the Mexican director himself who confirmed that this production will be integrated into the streaming service, however, subscribers to this platform will have to wait a few weeks to enjoy this new black comedy.

Before the premiere of ‘¡Que Viva México!’ in theaters, Luis Estrada confirmed in an interview that this film would be integrated into the platform approximately 7 weeks after its theatrical debut, which means that it is stopped with Damian Alcazar, Joaquín Cosío and Poncho Herrerait will be available by the end of next May.