 "A GREAT Movie!" | 2009-07-26 |
| - Reviewed By marty45 |
| I first saw this free on netflix online. I had to have this dvd so since I bought it have watched it MANY times over! I like most all AS movies on some level. It shows human relationships in a real and positive light. |
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| "Touching Drama, Not Typical Adam Sandler Movie" | 2009-06-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: ASSEMF90ZNJV3 |
| This is one of my favorite movies. It is a drama, not the slapstick type of Adam Sandler movie that you expect. It looks at culture, maternal love, being a good father while having a demanding career and how some children have to earn their parent's love, rather than getting the unconditional love they deserve. You will just hate how the mother treats her daughter in this movie, and love how the Latina housekeeper nurtures her. Don't let this movie get away; it is a heartwarming must see movie. Power Path to Love |
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 "Spanglish" | 2009-05-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1SE01WXKVV7GW |
| This movie prooves how in America speak english. Fortunately she was smart enough to learn the language. |
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 "I expected much better from James L. Brooks" | 2009-01-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3JXNZN7HSQFBH |
| I couldn't stand more than twenty minutes of this film. What has happened to James L. Brooks? He has created two of my favorite comedies (Real Life and Broadcast News) and possibly the best show ever on TV (The Simpsons), but this movie was awful. First of all, the script was hackneyed and the characters were one dimensional. I knew who each character was, and I could see the arc of the entire film, in ten minutes. Second, the directing was ham handed. The reactions shots were lengthy, obvious and terrible. Third, the acting was ATROCIOUS. I have never seen a person try as hard to act neurotic at Tea Leoni. Cloris Leachman as the mom was over-the-top wacky, and the "fun" moments suffered the fate of almost all "fun" moments in film: you could literally see the quotation marks around "fun." Everyone look at how much "fun" this is. See my smile? I'm having "fun". I'm really "letting myself go." Contrasting with this was Adam Sandler, who must have been asked to provide a counterbalance to the neurotic hilarity, so he had his entire face botoxed and got voice lessons from Ben Stein. Wooden. Hey, maybe this movie got really good after the first twenty minutes. If so, I would consider it a better comeback than Jesus on Pentecost. |
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| "Great Movie that is extremely under-appreciated" | 2008-12-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3S2P70Z3UGNYR |
The movie is based on Christina Moreno, and her mother, Flor Moreno (Paz Vega), who flee Mexico when Christina is six to search for a better life. Flor and her young daughter travel to Los Angeles to live with Flor's cousin, who helps Flor find paying jobs, and an apartment. She lives a life of comfort in a community which clearly mirrors her past life in Mexico. Finally, after years of comfort, she steps out into what they call "a foreign land". With the help of her cousin, Flor finds a maid job at the home of John Clasky (Adam Sandler), and his wife Deborah (Tea Leoni). John and Deborah also have two children, Bernice and Georgie, who both seem to have taken a very laid back approach to life, mirroring their father. Also joining the family is Deborah's mother, Evelyn Wright (Cloris Leachman), who takes a back seat to the antics and comes into play at key moments. It seems that at all times, someone in the movie is pulling another person, striving for perfection. Flor is very protective, and very strict with her daughter, attempting to bring her up right besides the fact that Christina has been thrown into this foreign American culture. While they are living with the Clasky's, Flor begins to realize that the Clasky's and their lifestyle is having a great impact on Christina, and interfering with Flor's attempts at keeping Christina close with her heritage and culture while remaining the only true influence in her daughter's life. The movie culminates at the end with both John and Flor confessing their love for each other, but doing nothing about it. Flor then proceeds to quit her job with the Clasky's severing her ties with the "outside world". The movie is mostly based around John, Deborah, Flor, and the struggles they have raising their families in two drastically different ways.
Overall, Spanglish is everything a true movie fan would want; comedy, romance, developed characters, and more life lessons than you could ask for. |
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 "This was a gift :)" | 2008-12-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1XEECECHBXW03 |
| I love this film I just hope my auntie enjoyed it as much as I did... |
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