'Mexico 86' Review: Diego Luna Stars in Lightweight World Cup Comedy About Soccer Politics
By
Guy Lodge
Summary
Gabriel Ripstein's 'Mexico 86' is a loosely fact-based comedy starring Diego Luna that explores the shady backroom dealings behind Mexico becoming the first two-time World Cup host in 1986. The film, released opportunistically alongside the 2026 World Cup, focuses on off-pitch soccer politics rather than the game itself. While Luna's performance enlivens the film, the review notes it doesn't cut very deep, spanning over a decade of questionable soccer business without substantial depth.
Source
Variety'Mexico 86' Review: Diego Luna Stars in Lightweight World Cup Comedy About Soccer Politicsvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulled'Some of these things did happen,' an opening title card assures us
Diego Luna enlivens Gabriel Ripstein's 'Mexico 86,' a film that spans over a decade of shady soccer business, but doesn't cut very deep.
Unfolding largely off the pitch, Gabriel Ripstein's loosely fact-based comedy delves irreverently into the allegedly iffy backroom dealings that made Mexico the first two-time World Cup host 40 years ago.
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