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Director: Martino Zaidelis
Writers: Andrés Gelós, Natacha Caravia, Andrés Pascaner
Patri is a workaholic running her father’s business and also an overbearing mother whose son wants to live with his father. Desperate to win over her son, she first decides to make a dream ‘game room’ for him but instead crashes his school camping trip and does all she can to become ‘the coolest mom.’
Natalia Oreiro plays the primary protagonist, Patricia, aka Patri, in the family comedy Camp Crasher (original title: Campamento con mamá), which begins with a funnily relatable (for parents) scene of Patri checking her son Rami’s (Milo Lis) social media account, only to see that her request to follow his private account is still pending. It instantly reminded me of a recent conversation I had with a friend who hasn’t accepted her mother’s request to follow her—and unlike Rami, she is a grown woman in her 30s. Avoiding parents like the plague isn’t just a pre-teen or teen thing. Anyway…
After the funny little opening scene, Camp Crasher immediately begins to struggle in its first half. While Patri is shown to be someone who never takes a break from work, her son Rami is a total brat, constantly gaming and making a horrid mess at home. Clearly, Patri is struggling with her parenting skills, and Camp Crasher wants us to believe that one little camping trip can fix all her problems – which, it kind of does.
“Hi Dad, Mom is making the camping trip all about her. Save me.” —This is a voice note Rami leaves his dad on day one of his camping trip. And that’s one of the biggest problems with Camp Crasher—it’s too much about Patri and not enough about Rami and the kids at the camp. Although the second half does have a few fun moments of the kids playing pranks and having a good time camping, another helicopter mom is on the trip, practically stopping her introverted daughter from making friends. However, Patri intervenes and helps the girl bond with others.
For a family comedy, Camp Crasher isn’t comedic enough but might serve as a mild entertainer for those looking for a light film exploring a desperate parent’s attempt to win over her kid.
Rating: 2 stars out of 5. You can watch Camp Crasher on Netflix.
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