Tortilla Heaven (2007)
33 %
Reviews Counted: 12 Fresh: 4 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 4.5/10
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 min 34 secs
Runtime: 1 min 34 secs
Box Office: $73,452
Synopsis:
Falfurrias New Mexico is a tightly-knit community revolving around church, family, and fresh Mexican food – and not necessarily in that order. Isidor's Tortilla Heaven is the best restaurant in town, maybe even the world. But though his tortillas are scrumptious, his enchiladas divine,... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Jose Zuniga, Miguel Sandoval, Olivia Hussey, George Lopez, Marcello Tubert
Director: Judy Hecht Dumontet
Screenwriter: Julius Robinson
Producer: Gilbert Dumontet, Pepe Iturralde, Courtney Mizel
Composer: Christopher Lennertz
Screenwriter: Julius Robinson
Producer: Gilbert Dumontet, Pepe Iturralde, Courtney Mizel
Composer: Christopher Lennertz
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No es fácil combinar la comedia y el drama como Hecht intenta en Tortilla Heaven, además denunciar el fanatismo religioso siempre generará duras críticas y hostilidad de, pues, !los fanáticos religiosos!
09/15/07 10:36 PM
For all of its flaws and shortcomings, Tortilla Heaven can't help but be charming and undeniably entertaining.
06/25/07 03:11 PM
Oh how I wanted to like "Tortilla Heaven." Really like it. Saturday-afternoon-movie like it.
03/31/07 03:41 AM
If Tortilla Heaven is supposed to be a more serious exploration of faith and greed it's a total failure, given that it doesn't address a single question it raises with any depth.
03/23/07 02:38 PM
A well-meaning and hard-fought project that begins as a wacky small-town fable and veers disastrously into a leaden satire of religion and capitalism.
03/23/07 08:45 AM
Top Critic The film and its makers simply try too hard. Director and co-writer Judy Hecht Dumontet can't stop 'helping' with overactive editing and scoring.
03/16/07 04:38 PM
Top Critic Tortilla Heaven is a consistently engaging motion picture, made with obvious love for the isolated location and for the spirit of a supportive community.
03/15/07 11:29 PM
This modest little parable from director/cowriter Judy Hecht Dumontet is a variation on an old theme
03/15/07 12:44 AM
Like a piece of fast food: it's simple and painless - even tasty at times - but it's not overly nutritious.
03/13/07 10:33 PM
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