I do not get the hate towards Baja by posters here. I agree it is not Citizen Kane, but it is not Paradise Hills either. I actually watched Baja again and I preferred it the second time. Baja is about four Americans: Bryan, Todd, Jessica and Lisa and their trip in an RV to Baja, California, Mexico. Why? Did I prefer it the second time? More information that I missed the first time about my favorite characters. Bryan and Carmen. Bryan who has no ambition in life ( he is actually still a virgin and works selling sneakers despite his parents being wealthy) and Carmen who is a very beautiful local prostitute, and as another woman said about her, "different then the other girls."'Interesting enough she worked at a place called Bad Girls ( although she is actually a good girl gone bad. If anyone has ever seen the movie Bad Girls and is aware of Andre MacDowell's Eileen, they will know exactly what I mean): it goes without saying, I consider the Bryan/Carmen portion is the best. Why are they good together? 1: Because of the obvious chemistry between the two of them. 2: Spoilers ahead: They need each other, because they have been taken advantage of: Bryan because he is too nice and not respected and Carmen is viewed as a sex object and is also not respected ( oddly enough they are very much like Eileen and the guy she ends up with William). Spoilers ahead: There is one scene that stands out. It is where Bryan is lost in the desert and it was Carmen who looks for him and finds him while all his friends forgot about him ( he may have died without her). Carmen gets him to do stuff like Cliff diving and finally stand up as a man and Bryan gets her to respect herself. The very best scene is when his parents come to Mexico expecting to see their RV ( it ended up in the ocean), and instead they see him with Carmen. Interesting enough, they are not angry when he explains what happened and introduced Carmen to them. In fact, his father told her he was "Pleased to meet you" . I think the reason why is they knew she was special to him and not a one night stand, and he finally grew up and will no longer do jobs beneath him like his previous position selling sneakers. Bryan and Carmen drove his parents back to California and as Jessica (who narrates) says "They had the time of their lives" and he finally got laid. Since she is a Mexican citizen, it is pretty certain that they got married so she can remain in the US with Bryan ( and get the fresh start she needs). As for the others, the main character.( Lisa) discovers she has a deceased half sister Lorena who was a famous singer in Mexico ( both women are played by Arianne Mandi). One interesting question is besides becoming a Selina like singer ( like Lorena) what happens to Lisa? Does the gangster really go straight for her? Also, did Lorena really speak to her from Heaven? I do think that Lisa will remain in Mexico because she is happier there then with her mom who does not appreciate her. As for Jessica, she becomes a documentary film maker ( she filmed the trip) and Todd became her agent ( he sold the film of their trip to a TV Station called Adventure TV), so everyone ends up successful. 7/10 stars. Mostly for Bryan and Carmen.
Review of Baja
