October 9, 2006
A little too blatant.
Adrien Brody, Alonso Chavez, Benicio Del Toro
A young Mexican woman crosses the border into LA to join her sister, who works as a janitor in some of the city's largest corporate offices. Surrounded by the machinations of big business, the sisters...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 27, 2001
Stats: 148 reviews
Flixster Reviews (148)
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October 29, 2008Repressing proletarians,oh you Loach.A political innovator of cinematic beauty and justice,Loach stumbles upon the U.S. disorder which is obviously a great matter to develop in a feature film.The lighthearted approach is confusing to say the least and impeccably incoherent.The we...( read more)
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October 8, 2009I could imagine this film being put together by a bunch of ineffective political activists daydreaming about getting even with "the man." I wonder if there was even a script initially or whether they just winged it scene by scene.
Maybe not, but that was definitely the feel of ...( read more) -
June 23, 2009Ken Loach sinemas? denince akla ilk gelen, i?çi s?n?f? ve bu s?n?f?n kapitalist sistem içindeki mücadelesidir. Sosyalist gerçekçilik üzerine kurulu sinema anlay???yla Loach, i?çi s?n?f?n?n problemlerine büyüteç tutarak toplumu bilinçlendirmeyi hedefler.
Bread and Roses , ABD'...( read more) -
March 29, 2009I only watched this becuase Adrien Brody came out. The lead actress just wasn't interesting to me. I didn't care about her character's plight. It seemed to me like she made some really dumb mistakes. I didn't find anything in her character to root for. I thought the "love story" ...( read more)
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March 26, 2009A seriously thought-provoking film about workers rights and immigrants. Difficult not to be moved, no matter what your politics is, by the human drama. Makes you realise how much we take for granted, not just in material terms, but in how we are treated and treat others in turn....( read more)
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January 28, 2009Good story. Adrien was so funny and is such a great character actor. He makes any movie he's in better.
Critic Reviews
June 8, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate
June 1, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Will this movie change anything, or this review make you want to see it? No, probably not. But when you come in tomorrow morning, someone will have emptied your wastebasket. full review
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