Q: What’s the movie about?
A: This aptly titled movie is about two rich sisters (Alexa Vega & Camilla Belle) of Mexican decent, who after their father dies, are forced to move from Beverly Hills to the barrio.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Nicholas D'Agosto, Adriana Barraza, April Bowlby, Pablo Cruz, Kuno Becker, Karla Souza
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A:
Proceed with Caution. Supposedly this is based on Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen, which maybe they shouldn't announce in the opening credits, because it gives away the whole story. And right when you think the movie couldn't get any more predictable, too.Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: Many of the jokes border on racism, despite the fact that they are being delivered by a character of Mexican decent.
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: Their dad dies to set the action in motion. Then they find out he was broke, and left them nothing but debt. And then they move to a neighborhood where they're pretty sure they're going to get killed. And after all that, you still won't feel like crying.
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: I'd give it a Razzie for Make-Up, with an assist going to the Casting Director. Camilla Belle is about as white as snow, and no matter how much orange pancake makeup you put on her, she is never going to pass for Mexican... She might be able to land herself a spot on the Jersey Shore, though.
Q: How is the Acting?
A: I'm gonna blame the director's editing choices for the unfortunate misses in the performance department. From the opening montage, you can tell that he has no sense of rhythm or comic timing, and the actors, though their performances could have been absolutely passable, fall victim to the off-pace of the cuts, which make them seem like they are performing for an audience of slower than average mind capacity.
Q: How is the Directing?
A: Aside from ruining the actor's performances, there are several shots that are blurry because the focus is pulled to the person in the foreground, rather than the one your eyes are struggling to look at in the background. To make matters worse, this appeared to be a deliberate stylistic choice.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: For as low rent as this story is, the (small) audience I saw it with felt compelled to applaud at the end. So you can imagine my surprise when the lights came up and I found out that most of them were well over 50 years old. I was even more surprised to hear them in the bathroom, afterward, discussing how "cute" the movie was... And I thought old people were supposed to be wise?
Q: Is there anything else worth mentioning about the movie?
A: Yes, I'm just as tired of giving out Yellow Lights, as you are of reading about them. But it's not my fault. Somebody make a great movie, already!
Q: Where can I see the trailer?
A: From Prada to Nada Trailer
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4 comments:
I saw the first trailer for this on Thursday, and just thought: "wow not only is that chick from Spy kids really hot, but also acting in crap". I don't have any intention on seeing this but thank you for taking one for the team.
Hahaha! You're welcome.
I really liked the chemistry that Camilla and Nicholas portrayed in their perspective rolls in this movie which made it all the better considering some other script and directorial flaws in my opinion. I would have edited it differently and I think it could have been slightly better but overall it was a very enjoyable movie. I (and everyone else) has the opportunity to watch a lot of movies right now (and I do) because I got a 3 month free Blockbuster membership with my new DISH Network employee account. Honestly I should slow down because I’m not getting anything else done these days, like mowing the grass. Pretty soon my toddler won’t be able to be seen in it any more.
Thanks for the funny visuals of your toddler getting lost in the grass!! You should take advantage while it's free. The grass can always be mowed in September.
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