I was a bit disappointed in this movie as I expected more comedy and less drama. Nonetheless I stayed until the end.
The story is set in Puerto Rico shortly after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. A down on his luck used car dealer reluctantly finds himself babysitting for his 11year old neighbor girl whose mother is incarcerated and whose father denies her.
The adventures and mishaps ensue as they travel the island. The contrast of people standing on breadlines for food and water while others play golf in their country club homes dramatized the class separation that existed in Puerto Rico and was clearly exasperated by the disaster.
Most of the film's characters are criminals, from the corrupt Pastor Helen who uses the child to bilk cash from empathic patrons, to the car thief, the deadbeat dad, the moonshiners, the armed robbers and even the 11-year-old con artist, do not give a flattering or accurate representation of inhabitants of Puerto Rico. It gives the viewer the impression everyone in Puerto Rico is a crook of some kind.
Perhaps the point was to draw attention to the unscrupulous people who took advantage of the disaster to separate people from their money when they are at their worst, however, I suspect it was more just an attack on the integrity of people living on the island, even to the showing of a cockfight, which was especially distasteful.
The only pluses I can find in the flick were the cinematography (Puerto Rico is a beautiful island visually) and most of the acting was above par.
In any event, there was very little (if any) comedy in the film and I left saddened and disappointed.
The story is set in Puerto Rico shortly after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. A down on his luck used car dealer reluctantly finds himself babysitting for his 11year old neighbor girl whose mother is incarcerated and whose father denies her.
The adventures and mishaps ensue as they travel the island. The contrast of people standing on breadlines for food and water while others play golf in their country club homes dramatized the class separation that existed in Puerto Rico and was clearly exasperated by the disaster.
Most of the film's characters are criminals, from the corrupt Pastor Helen who uses the child to bilk cash from empathic patrons, to the car thief, the deadbeat dad, the moonshiners, the armed robbers and even the 11-year-old con artist, do not give a flattering or accurate representation of inhabitants of Puerto Rico. It gives the viewer the impression everyone in Puerto Rico is a crook of some kind.
Perhaps the point was to draw attention to the unscrupulous people who took advantage of the disaster to separate people from their money when they are at their worst, however, I suspect it was more just an attack on the integrity of people living on the island, even to the showing of a cockfight, which was especially distasteful.
The only pluses I can find in the flick were the cinematography (Puerto Rico is a beautiful island visually) and most of the acting was above par.
In any event, there was very little (if any) comedy in the film and I left saddened and disappointed.