The usual 'Latinos' were used in the making of this one...check your facts.
This film is very entertaining, very much "art-imitating-life," and still very much an "ocean's eleven" bite...but in the same breathe let me say that writer had a bone to pick with Mr. Mocte and Mr. Valdez (was no coincidence that he named his antagonist by the two last names of these gentlemen) and did it the right way; through his talent of writing. It's sort of the battle of rhymes between an up-and-coming rapper and a goliath-type producer. The only difference is that he used a formula that worked in Ocean's Eleven and blended it with this witty portrayal of "in your face" theme.
Leaving the drama aside...(and believe me when I say that the "E! True Hollywood Story" behind this one has more drama than all the novelas the actors in this film have on their resumes)...it was an entertaining piece.
Walking out of this movie one can only hope that more latino screenwriters can step up and put their energy to their Final Drafts and script something so close to their hearts that they, and no one else, can tell in their own words.
I think for anyone that can be critical of the "latino sharks" the right way to go about a protest is to sit down and pen something as entertaining as Mr. Henrickson did. Rather than be bitter of a few movies pointed out that really don't speak for an entire latino filmmaking community. I imagine the loudest critic who can't seperate entertainment from the drama politics is probably someone who didn't get the part in Walkout or Selena (check spelling next time, mr. don_quixotes_hat), and found no other resource but the good ole' trusty IMDB message boards.
Sometimes you have to be ok with the fact that you're not getting the callbacks because maybe, just maybe, you're just not ready to audition. Stop putting down resourceful groups and organization that truly help the up-and-coming talented filmmakers, writers, producers, and everything else you're not, mr. don_).
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