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12/06/05
Washington Heights (2003)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:30
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Alfredo de Villa's energetic debut pays tribute to one of Manhattan's more notorious neighborhoods, the predominantly Dominican Washington Heights. Carlos Ramirez (Manny Perez), an aspiring comic... [More]
Starring: Tomas Milian, Manny Perez, Danny Hoch, Jude Ciccolella
Director: Alfredo de Villa
Reviews for Washington Heights
Makes the most of its low budget and has an abundance of heart to boot.
05/08/03
Its depiction of life sidesteps cliché, sticking to the borough of real and plausible human emotion.
05/16/03
De Villa's debut film is persuasively written and acted, if a tad rougher around the edges than one might wish.
05/08/03
A solid effort by the talented de Villa in his directorial debut.
11/29/03
Despite its little imperfections, Washington Heights exists to make the Miguel Piñeros of the world proud.
04/24/03
The DV tics (vertiginous pull-zooms, smeary focus) can't bury the movie's immense heart.
05/06/03
Washington Heights is sloppy and often undernourished, but it convincingly creates a neighborhood throbbing with activity and caring.
07/23/03
No review available.
09/09/05
Often engaging.
07/11/03
An affecting reworking of a traditional story, told with passion, sensitivity, and a little clumsiness.
08/04/03
A fine Latino film exploring the transformation of a conflict-ridden relationship between a Dominican-born store owner and his comic book illustrator son.
05/09/03
Burns with authenticity.
04/08/03
A promising debut that makes us anticipate this Columbia University film grad's sophomore work.
07/31/03
may just inspire more people traveling Manhattan's red line to get off at 191st St. and check out the bodegas
08/22/03
Story is less than revelatory, but the filmmaking is energetic and convincing.
05/09/03
The film has an urgency and assured street-level realism that is rare for any film, let alone one by a first-time director.
09/06/03
Tightly edited exterior sequences capture the flavor of the neighborhood's street life, and De Villa assembled a solid ensemble cast of relative unknowns.
05/09/03
A fine and absorbing film.
07/11/03
Top CriticThe performances are uniformly fine, with Perez showing a heavy amount of presence and complexity.
10/03/03
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