This is a satisfying, spicy little picture.
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12/30/06
Quinceanera (2006)
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Reviews Counted:94
Fresh:81
Rotten:13
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: This slice-of-life story of a teenage girl in Echo Park is both a sweet crowd-pleaser and a perceptive look at socioeconomic community issues.
Theatrical Release:29-09-2006
Synopsis: Winner of the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, QUINCEAÑERA is a captivating tale of a teenager facing womanhood. Emily Rios gives a terrific... [More]
Starring: Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia, Chalo Gonzalez, J.R. Cruz
Director: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
Reviews for Quinceanera
Top CriticTouching, charming and very engagingly played, it offers perceptive insights into LA Latino culture as well as solid, slightly old-fashioned entertainment.
09/28/06
Top CriticEmily Rios is terrific as Magdalena, brilliantly capturing both her character's confusion and her determination to get on with her life.
09/28/06
Unafraid to tell it like it is, subtly examining economic issues, religious ideals and teen sexuality without exploiting them.
08/12/06
... a sprightly and tender coming-of-age drama, which combines social commentary, engaging characterisations and a vivid sense of place.
08/08/06
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10/18/08
This celebrated Sundance prizewinner doesn't look quite so special. Actually, it seems Very Special--as in one of those Very Special Episodes of an ongoing television series.
08/25/07
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08/18/07
The writing is not always as developed as one would wish it, but this seems almost paltry in light of the dramatic truth and rivetingly real performances which are elicited.
03/01/07
(the writer-directors) fill their story with well-observed contrasts... Although 'Quinceanera' is full of distinctly Hispanic sounds and flavors, its themes of tolerance and understanding should apply to any culture.
12/01/06
The film is filled with heart and good humor, but there is a bit of edge to it as well.
11/15/06
Lovely and lovable.
11/11/06
The underwhelming drama contains echoes of so many other indie flicks that anything original is all but drowned out.
11/03/06
Though it doesn't ride quite as smoothly as that Hummer limo Magdalena fantasizes over, the film succeeds as a heartfelt slice-of-life examining a culture too often ignored in film.
09/28/06
The film is so appealing and so human (at least when it keeps its focus) that it's hard to resist its charms.
09/27/06
The storytelling remains less than satisfying, particularly the ending.
09/23/06
An unexpected self-portrait from a town that loves to tell stories about itself, often to the exclusion of the countless equally deserving dramas unfolding just a few blocks away.
09/23/06
The setting and the people in it make Quinceanera a party worth an RSVP.
09/15/06
Principals Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia and Chalo Gonzalez bring affecting authenticity to this tale of finding's one place.
09/15/06
Full of acute observations about the social changes and economic divisions that are present not just within the neighborhood but the cousins' own families.
09/14/06
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