Rosario Tijeras

I had no problem staying interested in this movie. Not because of its plot, but because of Flora Martinez. What a beautiful and sexy woman! And what made her even more seductive was that was a hit-man! (or hit-woman..)

The story was intriguing, however, there were parts in the story that seemed unrealistic and ridiculous! (For example, taking a dead guy to get a lap dance...?) Once I got past that, it wasn't too bad, I guess. There were times when I forgot that Martinez was a hit-woman, because the story really didn't focus on that part of her life. It mainly focused on her struggle to find love...

I also enjoyed how the stroy was cut. It was kind of like a Quentin Tarantino movie were you catch the last part of the story at the beginning of the movie. Very nice!

This movie isn't one that I would "enjoy" seeing again, besides catching another glance at Flora Martinez. The acting was quality, but the story was ok...not enough to keep me interested a second time....rent it!

American East

Summary from Netflix.com:
"Mustafa (Sayed Badreya), a widowed Egyptian immigrant who runs a popular Los Angeles café while trying to find an acceptable suitor for his unmarried sister, must rethink his traditional values when he has the chance to open a restaurant with a Jewish partner (Tony Shalhoub). His belief system is further shaken when his sister reveals that she's fallen in love with a handsome American doctor who is not a Muslim."

American East is a movie that upset me. Not because of the acting or the story (both of which were amazing), but because it was an accurate depiction of how we are as a people. How we are so quick to label and judge people and how we let fear control and change us.

In a lot of tv shows and movies today, there are plots that involve terrorism. . I've always wondered how the actors that played these terrorists felt about their parts and how it effected them. One of the stories in the film gave me a glimpse of how that might be.

The movie, with its interesting stories and believing characters, kept me glued to the couch. Just when i thought things we getting better, it takes a turn for the worse.

Great movie! This is something i can watch over again... BUY IT!

Chop Shop

Chop Shop was a movie that grabbed me from the start. I am always impressed by child actors, and Alejandro Polanco was no exception. Though i was impressed with his acting, i wasn't all that impressed with the story. It was a decent story, but nothing major.

What is interesting is that most of the names of the characters in the movie are the names of the actors that play them. I haven't read the background on this movie so i don't know why that is, but it was kinda cool.

I was wavering on whether to give this movie 3 or 4 stars. I really wanted to give it a 4, but the end of the movie was the deciding factor. I was left after the movie feeling like i had missed something...and maybe i did, but when it's all said and done, i couldn't give it more than 3 stars.

Check it out and see for yourself...RENT IT!