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This film deserved to be so much better

posted 16 years ago by jonieblon
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It just did not work and this is one of the most compelling, horrific story of these heinous crimes against young women going on literally right below us. I cannot put my finger on it. The back story of Banderas character wuold have been nice. The ridiculous blonde pageboy on Jennifer....just diminished the story. Who was Sonya Braga? Someone of her obvious wealth and connection could not makem or of an impact??

Nava should have taken a look at Soderbergh and his treatment of Taffick and done something similar. A quasi documentary...I think it is extremely important to tell how NAFTA has exacerbated the evil that permeates in these bordertowns..how these American companies do NOTHING to help with the infrastructure of the very people they exploit to make their goods (and before I hear how the savings are 'passed on to Americans'..it is not that much..the money is going directly into corporate pockets).

There was no clear understanding of where the corruption is...with the policia..the american companies??

Jennifer works one day in the factory and is raped that night? Plus..what happened to the fact she "barely spoke Spanish," it just made an important story ridiculous.

[–] la_iguana 16 years ago

Greg Nava always tells a suck ass story.

[–] chasemice 16 years ago

well said, Jonie

[–] Latinfilms 15 years ago

Yes. Jennifer Lopez was tolerable in this film. It was a relieve to see JLo in a better light after all her films after the Cell. oh god! It was a relieve to see JLo do something worth her time on screen. But the story/script needed more work. some things came out of left field and other things were loose ends that need to be tied together.

[–] Mrs_Phoenix 15 years ago

I totally agree jonieblon. The facts of this story are so compelling that I am terribly disappointed with this tepid and confused movie.

And I think using Jennifer Lopez was a mistake too. That spark she used to have when she was just starting out acting is gone

"What's the boy word for 'slut'?"

[–] tabbbby 11 years ago

I just saw this movie, and it just tried to interwine too many stories at once that it was bound to fail. It tries really hard at explain the situation of the bordertown but some elements just distract from it (something that I did like) . Lopez's character background + career issues + supposed love affair with Bandera's character did not need to be part of the story. It really took you out of the story.