Raising Victor Vargas is a marginally victorious coming-of-age story. I raise my glass to many of the social components of this film about an inner city boy and his adolescent ordeals with this family, friends, and girls. However, one negative attribute of `Raising Victor Vargas' is its unduly simplified screenplay. Ok, here is how Victor Vargas was raised: through its early development stage, the film indulges on Victor- the inner city teen Don Juan and his controlling grandmother, admiring brother, and confrontational sister. In its adolescent stage, the film switch gears to Judy- the fem teen head turner who Victor falls for. During its adulthood stage, the film does focus on mature themes such as masturbation, temptation, and investigation. `Raising Victor Vargas' does attain a mid-life crisis by encompassing various shallow underdone scenes. During its geriatric stage, the movie does obtain social security status by presenting significant social messages. `Raising Victor Vargas' is not a clear-cut victorious film but it's not a mortal one either.
*** Average
*** Average