A Very Good And Very Well Acted Film through an very good performance from Demian Bichir and also the other actors in the cast, along with good direction, cinematography, a very good and realistic story, and a very good background score makes this a movie worth watching.
The Story is about a gardener named Carlos Galindo(Demian) who is an illegal immigrant in East LA tries to give his son(Jose) a better life by giving him a good education and trying to keep him away from gangs, drugs etc. And then he buys a truck to start a business of his own, but when its stolen, he and his son go on a journey to find it back, and their father-son relationship getting better in the process, also with the son getting to know the hardships which his father and people like him have to face in their daily lives.
Demian Bichir portrays Carlos perfectly and he becomes the character in the movie, top marks to him for portraying this character perfectly. Jose Julian portrays Luis Galindo(who is the son of Carlos) very well and the change of his character is fittingly shown in the movie,and the chemistry between him and Bichir is superb, and you feel sometimes that they really are father and son in their real life. The Rest of the cast has also done their roles well.
The Director Chris Weitz(director of American Pie) does a very good job in making this film, helping the cast and specially the main characters adapt to their roles and also looking into the other parts of the film very well to make into a very good movie.
The Story of the movie is very good and realistic, and full marks to the director for utilizing this intense and heartfelt story very well. The Cinematography in the movie is also good with some of the scenes shown of LA being breathtaking. The Soundtrack is also superb due to an excellent work from Alexandre Desplat, also giving some Spanish songs in between the movie.
Finally, this is a really good movie with a good story and direction and a great performance by Demian to make this into one of the better films of 2011.
My Rating: 7.5/10
The Story is about a gardener named Carlos Galindo(Demian) who is an illegal immigrant in East LA tries to give his son(Jose) a better life by giving him a good education and trying to keep him away from gangs, drugs etc. And then he buys a truck to start a business of his own, but when its stolen, he and his son go on a journey to find it back, and their father-son relationship getting better in the process, also with the son getting to know the hardships which his father and people like him have to face in their daily lives.
Demian Bichir portrays Carlos perfectly and he becomes the character in the movie, top marks to him for portraying this character perfectly. Jose Julian portrays Luis Galindo(who is the son of Carlos) very well and the change of his character is fittingly shown in the movie,and the chemistry between him and Bichir is superb, and you feel sometimes that they really are father and son in their real life. The Rest of the cast has also done their roles well.
The Director Chris Weitz(director of American Pie) does a very good job in making this film, helping the cast and specially the main characters adapt to their roles and also looking into the other parts of the film very well to make into a very good movie.
The Story of the movie is very good and realistic, and full marks to the director for utilizing this intense and heartfelt story very well. The Cinematography in the movie is also good with some of the scenes shown of LA being breathtaking. The Soundtrack is also superb due to an excellent work from Alexandre Desplat, also giving some Spanish songs in between the movie.
Finally, this is a really good movie with a good story and direction and a great performance by Demian to make this into one of the better films of 2011.
My Rating: 7.5/10