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Spanglish (6/10)

April 18th, 2005

Spanglish is about a mother (Paz Vega) that immigrates from Mexico to the US with her daughter where she becomes a housekeeper to a chef (Adam Sandler) and his eccentric wife (Tea Leoni). A series of events unfold between these characters that makes for some good comedy.

If you’ve seen any of James Brooks’ films (Terms of Endearment, As Good As It Gets), you can definitely tell that this one has his signature on it. His movies are usually very character-driven with a good amount of mush - and this movie is no exception. While I thought the actors did a fine job with their characters (especially Leoni), I found the story to have little grip to it until the end, which pretty much let me down. I haven’t seen Sandler’s first take at a drama (Punch Drunk Love), but this is the first one I’ve seen and I think he did a good job.

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