From Prada to Nada (2011)
Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 15
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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 7
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From Prada to Nada is a modern twist on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, is a new romantic comedy starring Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, with Kuno Becker and Academy Award (R) nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel, Actress in a Supporting Role, 2006). It's a whimsical fish-out-of-water story of two spoiled sisters: Nora (Camilla Belle), a law student, and Mary (Alexa Vega), an undergrad party girl, living with their father in a luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills. Mary has become so
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Camilla Belle
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Alexa Vega
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Wilmer Valderrama
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Nicholas D'Agosto
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Kuno Becker
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All Critics (19) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (15)
It's just predictable rom-com fare in need of a lot more spice.
Top CriticThe broad humour and cultural caricatures in the film's opening moments will be especially dispiriting to any English literature professors in the audience.
If the effort to shoehorn Austen's social commentary into a modern context sometimes seems nonsensical or forced, the actors-especially now-grown Spy Kid Vega-have charm to spare.
There's something crassly disingenuous about the movie's blatant demographic pandering (hooray for immigration-panic jokes!) and half-a--ed condemnation of gluttony.
The regrettably titled From Prada to Nada has more in common with a slapped-together TV movie than a timeless comedy of manners.
As modern updates of classic Jane Austen novels go, From Prada to Nada is no Clueless.
a predictable film that could have benefited from a little more thought and perhaps less reliance on clichés.
There is nothing new in this film at all.
I'd hate to learn the producers struggled to amp the ethnicity of the actresses when that precious time clearly should've been devoted to reworking a wheezy, clumsy script.
It's smarter than you think it's going to be based on its idiotic title and, more importantly, consistently gets by on its good-natured and warm-hearted charms.
... a bit awkward and self-conscious.
Hear that funny swooshing noise? That's the sound of Jane Austen spinning in her grave over From Prada To Nada.
While this is no Clueless, to be sure, it's also, thankfully, no Born in East L.A.
Jane Austen update with Latino twist offers laughs, romance.
Simply put, From Prada To Nada is Sense And Sensibility For Dummies, as set in modern-day Los Angeles.
This romantic comedy suffers from a pervasive sitcom-level sense of humor and spotty performances.
Audience Reviews for From Prada to Nada
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- Bruno: You know sometimes you play a game, even when you know you're gonna lose.
- Nora Dominguez: Or sometimes you leave a game, even when you know you can win.
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- Mary Dominguez: Poor people only eat carbs.
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- Mary Dominguez: I don't wake up before ten.
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Director: Angel Gracia
Summary: Two Latina sisters accustomed to luxury and high style become penniless when their father dies, forcing them to move in with working class relatives, in this spirited comedy loosely based on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility."
My Thoughts: "I liked the movie. It was just a light dramedy that had some likeable characters. Well likeable by the end, the beginning, not so much. It took some time to warm up to the characters but when I did I didn't hate them. The acting was good by most. But this is one of the better straight to DVD dramedies out these days. Good job by Alexa Vega. Camilla Belle was just lifeless in this role, but you can't blame her for it was the character that made her such a bore. But not a bad film. Even Wilmer Valderrama did a good job in his supporting role. Just a flick that would be good to watch on a long rainy day."