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I DIDN'T 'FEEL' ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!Dissapointing. Misleading film.


First off, I admire Jennifer Lopez and one of the reasons why I saw this movie was because she produced it. But come on now, this film showed nothing how Reggaeton started. It did not start with some Puerto Rican playing music in his home and we don’t even know what his name is. This film is very misleading.

The female lead is Columbian. Okay, throughout the movie, I thought she was Puerto Rican, since we are multi-racial and have different “looks”. But they couldn’t get a PUERTO RICAN girl, like the one portrayed in the film to play the part????? How many girls I know without even asking could have suited the part and gave the film more authenticity.

Third, I rented this movie from the library, thank God I didn’t go to the theater to see it. By the way, did it ever make it to the theater??? It says Omarion’s character hails from the South Bronx. Throughout the movie, there are many references he is from HARLEM. What’s the mix-up with that?

The back of the video states he was introduced to culture and lifestyle. By eating at his family home once and going to the clubs??? That’s being introduced to the deep rhythm of the Puerto Rican culture, Reggaeton, and the music overall????

THEY COULD HAVE DONE SO MUCH BETTER.

Lastly, to JENNIFER LOPEZ. Are you ever interested in producing or directing a film that sheds a positive light on PUERTO RICANS??? “El Cantante” and “Feel the Noise” both show Puerto Ricans as heavily into drugs, the females are quick to have sex, and always in a bad neighborhood.

Can someone please stand up and portray a different and REAL light of the music, culture, people, and the pure beginnings of Reggaeton??? At least Daddy Yankee did somewhat in his film to a certain extent.

J.Lo, I’m afraid of any project now that you are to produce or direct that has to deal with Puerto Ricans.

ABOUT THE FILM ITSELF:

It should have ended with the C.C (the female lead) at least making it in a dance school in New York City because of her talents, as she wished. Not sleeping on a bench and making it to the Puerto Rican Day parade after almost being raped.

*Also, why the hell would you go sleep over your wanna be producer executive's house??? Or any man's house for that reason? Girl should have phoned home and been on the next flight till things looked up better. At least until she got accepted into a REAL school.

Also, they should have had MUSIC from a real artist or a real reggaeton hit at the end. I don't even care to look up the name of that song, don't even think it was ever played on the radio. And if it was, who cares about it now?

Lastly, OMARION, how they hell did you ever fit into this picture??????????????

SMH

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Good review, I completely agree. Trust me, I don't think anyone "felt" this film. I'm sure without a doubt most of the people behind this film weren't Puerto Rican. One review here put it nicely, I don't remember who wrote it but they said that this movie could be a white suburban teenager's view of Puerto Rican culture, and I definitely don't disagree.

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I know you wrote this a while ago, but very well thought out...

I am a Puerto Rican from the South Bronx and I certainly didn't "Feel It".

One point I disagree with though is the Soundtrack, I think it was alright.

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