| Quaint, but compelling |
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| written by Shemp65 |
February 15, 2005 - 5:16 PM PST |
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2 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| Real Women Have Curves is all about grrl pride and self-awareness. At first Ana is torn about her allegiance to her family and her own independent spirit and thirst for finding what she knows is a life outside her neighborhood, and then she quickly makes life-altering decisions. The movie is well-acted and moves at a brisk pace, but is tainted by thin plotlines and shifting story elements. More character depth and better segues between the character arcs would make this pleasing movie even more entertaining. Recommended with caution. |
| Nice little movie |
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| written by WZoller |
August 26, 2004 - 6:07 PM PDT |
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3 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| Good acting from all of the cast. This movie gives the viewer a good example of Mexican/American cultural conflicts with children of families that are being raised in the U.S. and not Mexico. A wonderful bonus is the excellent film score that matches well the emotional scenes that are taking place in the film. |
| Fun film, with minor indy flaws |
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| written by greenie |
August 11, 2004 - 12:16 PM PDT |
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4 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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I've been through L.A. countless times and have never seen the beautiful graffiti and barrio imagery that you see in this film. Highly recommended from a cultural viewpoint.
Some minor flaws. The mother character is extreme, and stereotypical, and never redeems herself. I understand the director felt the movie needed more of an antagonist, but she went a bit far. Some of the dialogue, especially surrounding Ana's moralizing about sweatshops, was a bit stilted. It was nice to see this issue mentioned in the movie, however.
Some scenes had me laughing pretty hard. It's an interesting look at the L.A.-Mexican, and American-Hispanic culture in general. Great acting. Fun, simple movie. Rent it. |
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