This movie speaks the language of the heart.
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12/27/04
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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
Despite its narrative chaos, Spanglish might have been fun to watch if it weren't for two dimensional characterizations and strange messages.
12/27/04
...less like an acknowledgment of the changing American demographic or an essay on the peculiar common madness of parenthood than a particularly dull-witted sitcom
12/26/04
One wants to smack Brooks and ask him just who and what the hell the movie is supposed to be about.
12/24/04
With these characters Brooks conjures up a few devastatingly truthful moments, and the overall result feels just about right.
12/23/04
Brooks, fumbling around with too many characters and too many issues, can't find the heart of the story or give heart to the part of it he chose to focus on.
12/21/04
There are more than enough moments of progressively minded pith and non-nauseating tenderness to preserve your affection.
12/21/04
The film too often seems to be talking down, to its subjects and to its audience.
12/21/04
The movie is what in Hollywood they call 'character-driven,' and it does take its sweet time. But much of that time is sweet indeed.
12/21/04
Instead of a classic along the lines of As Good as It Gets; Spanglish is merely a pleasant diversion. Sandler's surprise turn makes it worth a viewing.
12/20/04
Feels superficial and scattered, as if you were watching 4 random episodes of SPANGLISH - The Sitcom.
12/20/04
It's a sincere attempt by an accomplished filmmaker to reexamine his all-too-comfortable existence through the eyes of L.A.'s Hispanic demographic.
12/20/04
Not as funny and less poignant than The Bernard Kerick Story
12/20/04
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
Brooks’s study in contrast would have been better handled if he reigned in Deborah’s [Tea Leoni] low self-esteem fueled manic nature
12/20/04
The film has less than zero staying power, and I ultimately have serious issues with its moral formulation, but its pleasures are difficult to negate.
12/19/04
Easily one of the best movies of the year.
12/19/04
Messy.
12/19/04
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
Every moment in Spanglish feels preordained, as if the characters themselves had read the script.
12/19/04
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