Dania Ramirez, Delilah Cotto, Rick Gonzalez
Wilson De Leon, Jr. is an exceptional college student with an adoring girlfriend, doting mother and a future full of promise. He has never wanted for anything, and he has never been forced to stand hi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 18, 2007
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Flixster Reviews (476)
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September 22, 2008There are so many chances for Illegal Tender to get things right that it's depressing to realize that it misses all of them.
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April 2, 2008better acting, writing and directing is so desperately needed in this flick. i found alot of it 2 be 2 corny, it felt 2 much like a tv show 2 me
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March 6, 2008After the gangsters who killed his father come to settle a score, a teenage boy and his mother turn the tables on the killers - one Latino family's quest for honor and revenge as the hunted become the hunters. Wilson DeLeon, Jr. is an exceptional college student with an adoring g...( read more)
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April 29, 2009Surprisingly decent. I was gung-ho to see this film because I know so little about Afro-Latin culture, so to see it get its shine in American film was a treat
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September 9, 2009A little unrealistic, but awesome just the same. A very strong Mother Wanda was in this movie and the Mother son bond- much like what I'd want to have with my son, if that had been our circumstances. The sound track is one to have, I'll be lookiing for it soon.
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Critic Reviews
August 25, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
August 24, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The real mystery here is why this slapdash semi-effort didn't go straight to video. full review
August 24, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Illegal Tender has the potential to be a better film than it is. full review
August 24, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A solid meat-and-potatoes B-movie with enough personality to spin it in unexpected directions. full review
August 24, 2007
Nick Schager, Cinematical
Grace is not the film's strong suit. But trashy -- albeit sporadic -- fun is. full review
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