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Marrying the Americans that Americans won't marry

posted 16 years ago by xine6500
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To be honest, I really enjoyed this film, but I kept thinking that this could be added to the list of "jobs that Americans won't do"--namely, marrying disillusioned men who think that women from other countries are any less troublesome than American women LOL

I'm not alone thinking this. I found this excerpt from a review from cbs5.com:
"In time, you realize that Thompson's just doing what so many companies already do: Taking work out of the country in order to find people who can do it for fewer benefits and with slightly less high expectations than an American candidate for the job might have. It's unusual in that the 'work' is the work of a relationship; at the same time, anyone who's been married can tell you that there is work involved in that, and plenty of it."
http://cbs5.com/rocchi/local_story_054093622.html

[–] swinggold 16 years ago

Actually I'd say Thompson is doing quite the opposite. He's accepting disgruntled workers with high expectations and finding them "work" with more benefits or more of a satisfying fit than they can find in the US. The women the men are meeting are just as beautiful, often educated, more willing to please and less demanding and selfish than what these guys are used to dealing with.

No doubt that there is work involved in any marriage but it looks like the only drawback here is the loss of $3000 which is pretty high.

[–] lkbeshears 16 years ago

The interesting thing about this film is that no one has ever questioned his comments about his American wife. Do we all assume that she was a horrible person and unworthy of his devotion. The actual fact in this story is that Ivan's wife of 17 years gave him 2 children that he never mentions or acknowledges. He never supported them or doled out money to them the way he has his Mexican step-children. His daughter is a self-supported college educated person who worked 3 jobs to put herself through college. His son could have certainly used his help and support through years of trying to find himself after being abandoned by a father who didn't want to work a traditional job or take care of a family. The terrible thing about documentary film making is that you only see one side of a story. Maybe someday there will be film maker interested in telling of the unending abuse an American wife suffered at the hands of the "Cowboy Cupid."

[–] kprp 16 years ago

Ikebeshears,

The format of the film doesn't provide for questions from the director, not that we can see, anyway.

Your assumption that we, the viewers, don't question his comments about his American ex wife is wrong. This guy is an *ss and a bore. I assumed that there was a significant "other side" of the story and am sympathetic to it. And this was before I even got far enough into the film to find out that he'd married the Mexican girl twice--and divorced her twice. What a jerk.

[–] JrnlofEddieDeezenStudies 12 years ago

Your take on this, which would only make sense if you know the people involved personally, sounds pretty one-sided too.

http://www.rateyourmusic.com/~JrnlofEddieDeezenStudies

[–] mrs-jindrak 12 years ago

I think the OP hit the nail on the head. Notice the Mexican doctor and the way she didn't get taken in by that gross guy's b.s.
Yeah these guys are basically outsourcing their wives.