My Fault (Culpa Mía) Review: Based on the novel of the same name by Mercedes Ron, the Prime video film is written and directed by Domingo González. Produced by Pokeepsie Films, Álex de la Iglesia and Carolina Bang, it has a runtime of about 1 hour and 57 minutes.
The ensemble cast of the film includes Nicole Wallace as Noah, Gabriel Guevara as Nick, Marta Hazas as Rafaella, Iván Sánchez as William Leister, Eva Ruiz as Jenna, Victor Varona as Lion, Ivan Massagué and several others.
Before anyone wonders what the film is even about, they should know that it originated from the infamous Wattpad community, so the plot will be something along the same lines of cringe that we have witnessed in the past few years. The story follows 17-year-old Noah, who has to leave her friends, boyfriend and hometown behind to live with her mother’s new rich husband, William Leister.
She is obviously pissed and appalled by all the luxury that is being served to her on a silver platter. But something catches her eye – it’s the new stepbrother Nicholas aka Nick. For lord’s sake, they don’t even try to treat each other as a step-sibling from first sight. Rather the palpable intensity is evident & Noah is definitely having some nasty thoughts before he even welcomes her properly.
Also, Nick is not some perfect rich kid living on his dad’s money, he hides a life of fighting, gambling and illegal car racing behind his law-studying student persona. However, Noah hates all kinds of violence and everything else that Nick does. Despite their differences, the forbidden and fatal attraction couldn’t let them keep their hands off each other. Keeping their affair a secret, the two are tested as their turbulent past comes crashing into their relationship.
The only thing that keeps the film together is the actors and their chemistry. Despite how annoying and trashy their character is portrayed, the actors playing them do a good amount of justice to it. If the acting was as bad as well, nobody would be able to stick beyond ten minutes into the film. But surprisingly, Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara are convincing enough to make you stay a bit longer, if not till the end.
Apart from being an enemy-to-lover story, the conflict comes from the dark past of each character that has shaped them in such a way. Both are haunted by the parent’s shadow that left them early on, due to various reasons but still terrify them. It is somewhat similar to the After Trilogy but in Spanish and incestuous. The problematic thing is the age gap between the on-screen characters.
Noah is 17 and is in school while Nick is 22 and is a university student. However, none of them ever step foot in any educational institution throughout the runtime. In adaptations, the creators have the liberty of changing some things around, which they obviously do even in cases where it’s not needed. But they couldn’t at least make Noah of legal age. Some other questionable things are how did Noah learn to drive when her racer father left at a very young age. Also, if he is someone that terrifies her, then why does she treasure the picture with him?
My Fault (Culpa Mía) Review
It is evident that the creators will be coming out with the next parts of the film since the novel is also a trilogy. However, they left out many things like the significance of the infinity Knot tattoo on both the leads and why they have it – which could be explored in the next parts, along with Nick’s mom’s back story. The film has all the elements of a trashy guilty pleasure with toxic characters, magnetic intimacy and the belief of just the two people against the whole world.
Rating: 2.5/5
My Fault (Culpa Mía) is currently streaming on Prime Video.
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