| Spanglish Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4) |
| As its name suggests, "Spanglish" is an amalgam, part sitcom, part
seriocomic family drama, a thorny balancing act that attempts to create an
experience that's as conscious and accessible as its catchy Anglo-Latino
moniker. more |
| Spanglish Review |
| by Michael Dequina (Rating: 2/4) |
| Writer-director James L. Brooks's name is usually enough to get awards
voters to sit up and take notice, if not pre-mark their ballots (after all, how
else to explain Helen Hunt's 1997 Best Actress Oscar for his
_As_Good_as_It_Gets_?), and no...more |
| Spanglish Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Flor (Paz Vega) wants her daughter Christina (Shelbie
Bruce) to live the American dream and moves from Mexico to East LA. She yearns
for her daughter to get an education but does not want to learn English,
herself, and is happy to live in the barrio....more |
| Spanglish Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 5/10) |
| If you've enjoyed recent reality television programming like Wife Swap or
Trading Spouses, odds are you won't be too surprised by the goings on in James
L. Brooks's Spanglish. Each art form - and I use that term generously in both
cases - involve the...more |
| Spanglish Review |
| by Johnny Betts (Rating: 3.5/5) |
| Flor (Vega) emigrates to Los Angeles from Mexico in order to find a better life
for her and her daughter, Cristina (Victoria Luna). She is hired by John and
Deborah Clasky (Sandler and Leoni) as their housekeeper even though she can't
speak a word of...more |
| Spanglish Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 4/4) |
| It was worth the wait. It has been seven long years since writer/director
James L. Brooks blessed moviegoers with one of his films. His last picture, AS
GOOD AS IT GETS, was just about as good as movies can get. For the record, his
BROADCAST NEWS is...more |
| Spanglish Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Columbia Pictures/ Gracie Films
Grade: B
Directed by: James L. Brooks
Written by: James L. Brooks
Cast: Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman,
Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman, Shelbie Bruce, Sarah Steele
Screened at:...more |
