Angelfish

Its tender portrait of young love surviving the City remains fairly untarnished.

Lee coaxes moving performances from a young cast, and he beautifully captures the cultural nuances of the Bronx neighborhoods where his story is set. But he has a tough time finding much new to say with this tale of star-crossed lovers.

Destiny Frasqueri (better known to her Generation Z fans as Nuyorican rapper Princess Nokia) makes a winning, delicate screen debut in "Angelfish," a low-key Bronx romance that proves a surprisingly muted vehicle for her outsize performing charisma.

Lee's film plays it disappointingly safe, never deviating from romantic comedy conventions; there are no real surprises that you can't already see coming.

[Peter Andrew Lee's] performers are up to the task, particularly [Destiny Nicole] Frasqueri, whose gentle, understated performance stands in opposition to her extroverted hip-hop image.

Angelfish is a simple story presented in a very modest way, however it is moving in a way that makes you respect it.

A romantic drama of much emotion and credibility.

Underwhelming cross-cultural Bronx romance between a white man and a Puerto Rican woman.

A delicate romance set in early 90's New York where the parallels of the city's hardships and that of a blossoming relationship run in unison.

Indeed the movie is simple and modest to the point of being slight, but it's so confidently made, and the actors, especially the leads, are so directly and guilelessly charming that it's a pleasure.