I like how this film starts off with a promising family trip, but slowly disintegrates. I grew up with a single mother, so I could relate somewhat to the boy character, who often wants to do his own thing and meet other people his age instead of spending time with mom all the time. The mother really smothers her boy, which made me cringe.
Chavez is eventually tempted (unfortunately) to go off and spend a night with two single women looking for some fun on another beach, spoiling Dali's vacation.
Meanwhile the boy goes off and does his own thing; he's a confused kid. In one scene he finds a wallet filled with money and uses it to buy horse rides and candy, and hides the rest of the money.
I also liked the scene where Dali meets a charming American man (David Thornton) who treats her better than Chavez.
