There is some really good and some bad in this movie. The Bad: Nava included flashback of Lauren (Jennifer Lopez character) when she was young all along the movie and they are useless, the fact that she talk about it with George (Martin sheen) at the end would have been enough, it kind of distract the intention from the real story of the movie. A scene that i would have removed is the fire scene, not really realistic, the script could have been better. The Good: The cinematography kind of remind me the movie traffic with the yellow and blue and it works well for this movie it give different atmosphere to each places. Great acting : particularly Maya Zapata and Jennifer Lopez, we really believe in this story because of this two, i was really impressed by Maya Zapata she can express many things just with her eyes and she didn't overplayed Eva desperation. Jennifer Lopez believe it or not is amazing here, probably one of her best work in many years, she particularly impressed me in her last scene with Martin Sheen, her all speech was touching and well acted. I hope for her that she will have the opportunity to have challenging role like this one. Even if some scenes aren't well written there is enough good and strong one to make this movie works. I'm glad this movie was made it's an important story to tell.
Review of Bordertown
