A neurotic wife hires a drop-dead gorgeous, Mexican housekeeper and then insists she spend 3 months in Malibu with the family. Yeah, wives do that all the time.
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12/08/04
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Spanglish (2004)
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Reviews Counted:157
Fresh:82
Rotten:75
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Vega shines, but the heartwarming elements feel phony, as though they belonged in a sitcom, and there is a mean streak underneath it all.
Theatrical Release:Dec 17, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $42,044,321
Synopsis: With SPANGLISH, writer/director/producer James L. Brooks (AS GOOD AS IT GETS) unfurls yet another accomplished, tender, romantic comedy. Celebrated chef John Clasky (Adam Sandler) is the patriarch... [More]
Starring: Adam Sandler, Paz Vega, Tea Leoni, Cloris Leachman
Director: James L. Brooks
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Reviews for Spanglish
There are four or five different movies going on in Spanglish, and director James L. Brooks, unfortunately, doesn't tell any of them well.
03/05/05
With these characters Brooks conjures up a few devastatingly truthful moments, and the overall result feels just about right.
12/23/04
This is Hollywood liberal humanism as muted join-the-dots melodrama, all carefully calculated colouring, broad outlines, and no room for fruitful digression.
02/09/06
There are signs that a lot has been cut, and in trimming his film Brooks may have squeezed too tight: his movie needs breathing space.
11/01/07
Top CriticSome great lines, some great performances, some very very interesting relational topics, but un-quenching, seldom moving and simply not funny enough to be a comedy.
04/18/05
The movie is clever, funny and touching but so broadly conceived that it's a bit cartoonish.
12/16/04
James L. Brooks’ snappy script tempers its feel-goodness with an authentic mean streak that keeps things real.
12/13/04
'Spanglish' is one of those films that has the potential for being terrific but falls short in clarity and focus.**
12/28/04
An unusually observant film marked by dry, acerbic humor.
12/17/04
So much attention is put into scapegoating Deb that it's hard to belive that Brooks is the same man who coaxed award-winning performances from Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Holly Hunter, and Helen Hunt.
12/19/04
The conflicts here are TV-familiar, as are the flat visuals...
12/17/04
You could show it to terrorists to incite their hatred of America, that's how stupidly misguided it is.
12/16/04
Brooks plops moms and dads and kids in the middle of a muddled message movie, losing his characters, his wit and, worst of all, his point.
12/16/04
Top CriticUnassuming yet effective.
12/13/04
Top CriticEvery moment in Spanglish feels preordained, as if the characters themselves had read the script.
12/19/04
Spanglish may not necessarily be up to James L. Brooks' usual Oscar-caliber standards, but its still an enjoyable movie full of poignant moments.
12/16/04
The question for us Leoni fans is whether fitting her fine and special talent into such Sandler-inspired hysteria was worth it. No doubt her agent knows.
12/11/04
Brooks stirs cultures and classes into an insightful, clever discussion of esteem and self-identity ... one of the year's best films.
12/17/04
The only sour note in this melodious movie comes from Leoni's character, and fortunately, it's not enough to cripple the film.
12/20/04
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