Now what can be so different about a family reunion holiday tape film.
They are mostly WASP family & there have been many such films, WHAT is so different about this.
It is an Hispanic (Puerto Rican) family.
The large cast is made up of the Who's-Who of Hispanic actors. These are usually supporting players in other films. They ARE among others.
Alfred Molina---- Elizabeth Pena---Luiz Guzman, Freddy Rodriquez---Jay Herrnandez---John Lequizano, Debra Messing. they all are first rate.
The story line is more of a drama than a comedy, It is quite typical of many non-anglo stories which do not rely on comic hi-jinks or bawdy humor to get the meaning across.
Thankfully it does not get tragic, just enough hints of what has happened before.
The director was Alfredo DeVille, Alison Swan and Rick Najera wrote the screenplay.
This takes place in the Humboldt Park are of Chicago at Christmas time.
This is the type movie I could see this year as well.
I was tempted to give this a higher rating even; It is that good.
The movies does drag a bit & seems longer than it is,
Ratings:*** (out of 4) 89 points (out of 100) IMDb 8 (out of 10)
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