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Under the Same Movie

posted 17 years ago by ltrain02
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Okay partly critic of the plot, major critique on Actors and Marketing. I've noticed people are really pressing on the illegal element on the film, but seriously, i think it was just a secondary to who did it and why. Most likely than not if anyone is here illegally it's usually the father, in this case it's the mother. Controversial, i guess, just like those movies about single fathers, really? should we be sympathetic because they are not female? Anywho, Carlitos went to the US the only way he knew would be the quickest. Had he had more time he would of done it in the most appropriate and legal way,after all he is a darn smart kid. Eugenio Derbes character work is probably one of the worst acting i've seen on screen. I notice on interviews how he didn't want to make his character funny but he was not subtle at all which made most of his devious moments so over the top it was hard not to roll your eyes. He's a great comic but he needs to work on his dramatic skills or choose better roles. I love America Ferrera but she does not star in this film, so why say that she has a staring role. At least that is the assumption most of us had when it was advertised. Yes her role is pivotal to the scene but so is the woman who saved Carlitos from being dissected for his body parts. The actress portraying the woman is Maria Rojas, a very successful mexican actress. Other than a few inconsistencies found in independent films i found this movie really good. The ending was left open giving you the sense of accomplishment yet unfinished. you'll see what i'm talking about when you watch it.

[–] ghostyshow 17 years ago

I thought the acting was okay. I had more of an issue with cliches. I lost all respect for the movie at the part when Carlitos walks behind a bench where his mom was sitting. Everyone in the theater gasped and I was probably one of only three people that gagged. I was horrified that people actually thought that was a great moment while at the same time horrified that a director would do something like that when it's so obviously overused. So I'm not sure which of those two left me feeling more disgusted but it was definitely a combination. That is THE cheapest way to arouse emotion from an audience. That's something I could see a wannabe high school film student do for a film project. The director should of known better.

Oh, and that line about how if he's lonely to look at the moon because it'll be the same one she's looking at. That trite is so disgustingly overused in movies that try to be all cute and hopeful. The movie was horrible, but I definitely was not happy I spent $10 to see it.

[–] ltrain02 17 years ago

yeah i saw it with my sister and she gasped at that part. i thought it was dumb. like really, i'm sure she could of heard his voice and looked back. i did like how she got jacked by one of the rich ladies while the other went out of her way to tell her that her son was missing. so for that i'm glad that the film showed various facets of working for people even though by this point all characters are stereotypes. Really difficult to create fresh characters.

[–] TAJOHN728 17 years ago

Yeah, I agree with you about the cliches. The moon moment wasn't helped by the way they placed the moon within the window frame. It looked out of place in an otherwise realistic approach. In my opinion, the script was good, but not well served by the directing. I thought the acting was fine, and even great in some spots, but the director kept trying to make the audience cry and it was irritating. It wasn't necessary to play for the tears, because the story had enough emotion that it could have been more subtle and it would have still been moving. I think this director does have potential, but she could be more interesting if she learns to go against the obvious choice and come up with approaches we haven't seen in tons of movies already. I did like the casting choices and the richness and specificity of the characters, though. It was the interaction that was sometimes off, or too obvious, or too sentimental. Despite the flaws, though, I really did love the story.