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Washington Heights (2003)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:12
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6/10
Theatrical Release:May 9, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Alfredo de Villa's energetic debut pays tribute to one of Manhattan's more notorious neighborhoods, the predominantly Dominican Washington Heights. Carlos Ramirez (Manny Perez), an aspiring comic... [More]
Starring: Tomas Milian, Manny Perez, Danny Hoch, Jude Ciccolella
Director: Alfredo de Villa
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07/21/05
Top CriticA promising debut that makes us anticipate this Columbia University film grad's sophomore work.
07/31/03
Top CriticWashington Heights is sloppy and often undernourished, but it convincingly creates a neighborhood throbbing with activity and caring.
07/23/03
Top CriticDeserves a wide audience hungry for sympathetic, three-dimensional people caught up in something bigger than themselves.
07/21/03
Top CriticWashington Heights may not always be great, but director Alfredo de Villa lights an undeniable fire in the movie's belly.
07/19/03
Top CriticA fine and absorbing film.
07/11/03
Top CriticDirector de Villa captures the rhythms and colors, the sounds and flavor of the neighborhood that gives this movie its name.
06/15/03
Top CriticPerez has fire and verve in him and an impressive screen presence.
05/28/03
Top CriticMr. De Villa seems to have the talent to do better, if only he can find stronger characters and story lines than he has at his disposal here.
05/16/03
Top CriticMotivations slide right off the page ... Storylines are snipped short and major characters become bystanders.
05/09/03
Top CriticStory is less than revelatory, but the filmmaking is energetic and convincing.
05/09/03
Top CriticWashington Heights hits a few false notes -- Eddie's vicious put-downs of his son's professional goals seem extreme, and the tragic denouement is slightly melodramatic -- but De Villa has created a truthful representation of a colorful community.
05/09/03
Top CriticWashington Heights feels stiff and overworked in places, and sometimes the acting is a bit awkward. And yet the story is both compelling and easy to identify with.
05/09/03
Top CriticFor all its untidiness, Washington Heights teems with life, and its star, Mr. Perez, has charisma to burn.
05/09/03
Top CriticThe DV tics (vertiginous pull-zooms, smeary focus) can't bury the movie's immense heart.
05/06/03
Top CriticWhen the film shows the awkwardness of the lead's caregiver relationship with his cranky father, De Villa finds material that's compelling, but such complications as the girlfriend's violent brother going ballistic and tragedy ensuing are rugged cliches.
08/24/02
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