April 08, 2005

Spanglish



RENT
Paz Vega was great in this movie. She hardly even spoke English in this movie, but she was able to express all her thoughts. For someone who spoke Spanish, it was an incredible performance. You know how when someone starts speaking a foreign language in a film and you wonder where are the subtitles, you don't feel this way in this film. Through her facial expression and body language, you could understand her. At the end, when traditional ideals mixed with the western culture, you could understand those moments, even though it was in broken English.

Tea Leoni also had a fabulous performance as an emotional freak. Even though there were two great performances, it's unfortunate that the story was not that great. What was great was the crying? Geez. Everyone cried, even Adam Sandler. What has this world come to?

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