I always feel that poverty in film is always shown in a light that never felt right for me. It always feel like a rich privileged person viewpoint of how poor works. Its sad, disgusting and they hate it there. It never really got the weird sense of family and togetherness AND importantly the hot messiness and ultimately too close for comfort vibes of a low income community. I Like it Like that probably is the closest I ever felt that a film had shown the side I know.
Practically the film is a Cinderella story that never really tries to glamorize poverty, Lauren Velez is a delight as a struggling mother of a bum. Left alone after a misguided decision, She tries to make it happen for her family. Luck will have it, and her life might change for the better. She may not have the subtlety but she sure have the street smarts to just push herself out there. It always sadden me, when these kind of actors never really get the movie stardom they deserve. She played the lead character with so much finesse that I am shocked this film is not lauded even more so than what I had read about it. Amazing film and interesting view on NY Latino culture. [5/5]
Practically the film is a Cinderella story that never really tries to glamorize poverty, Lauren Velez is a delight as a struggling mother of a bum. Left alone after a misguided decision, She tries to make it happen for her family. Luck will have it, and her life might change for the better. She may not have the subtlety but she sure have the street smarts to just push herself out there. It always sadden me, when these kind of actors never really get the movie stardom they deserve. She played the lead character with so much finesse that I am shocked this film is not lauded even more so than what I had read about it. Amazing film and interesting view on NY Latino culture. [5/5]