Wonderfully Entertaining

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2016)

I just saw the film a few hours ago without knowing anything about it. The characters were absolutely entertaining, tragically genuine, and easy to relate to. I was drawn in to the main characters struggle and the story was really engaging. There was comedy, tragedy, triumph, delightful quirkiness, and a nice touch of modern day Americana that touched a chord with me. The multi-generational household, the intertwining of anglo and Latin culture that is currently taking place throughout America, the dysfunction that exists in families (maybe there was a little much here), the difficulties of making ends meet, ambition, reality vs. what we thought life would be like, imperfect parenting, etc... It was all there and made for a beautifully entertaining and original film. I'm glad to see a film like this in the mainstream. Don't get me wrong, a dystopian sci-fi adventure is always fun but this was a nice break from the action and overly cheesy movies that strive for striking an emotional chord. If you're in the mood for something different then give this a twirl. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Quite a few commenters didn't find the film that entertaining but the beauty of art is that everyone gets something different out of it. Personally this movie was a welcome change from the usual product that Hollywood cranks out I had a great time watching it.