Los jornaleros

Adapting to a new country and culture could make for a very interesting film but this film is simply trash. Everything happens but there is no transition between things happening. One of the brothers suddenly realizes he's gay? Just out of nowhere. The acting is horrible as well. Facial expressions that are supposed to be of distress or panic look like constipation. Drunk scenes are made too look as if the actors are mimicking drunks. This movie is awful and should be removed. One thing, This may be something difficult to understand but the actors look hispanic but not Mexican if that makes any sense at all. I mean not even like they're from Latin America.

Wow! - haven't seen a movie this good in a very long time. I was completely blown away. The film was recommended to me by a friend who had said she had seen it at a screening at the Egyptian in Hollywood a while back and that at that screening they said that it was made in only 15 days for less than $100,000 dollars. This usually tells me not to see something... But since I usually agree with her when she says she likes or dislikes something I thought "what the heck" and rented it. Boy, am I glad I did. What an amazing film.

I really loved these characters. The acting was out of this world because I felt that I got to know each of them during all of the troubles they had. They seemed real to me. In fact, the whole movie seemed real to me so I guess that is a good director too. I can't remember the last time I was impressed by a film (so much crap comes out these days.) If you can find this gem, rent it, rent it, rent it!

What a TERRIFIC film - why doesn't Hollywood put out movies of this high caliber?? I was engaged from the first frame to the last. The performances really drew me in. In fact, by the end I felt like I knew these three guys. This movie is an excellent portrayal of these workers and better yet, it doesn't judge them, just shows what types of things they struggle through. I don't know why anyone would think this cliché. The things they go through are recognizable but that's what makes it so very real.

I think the direction was first-rate, pacing really moved and I also thought the music was exceptional and really added to the mood of the piece. I have recommended it to all of my friends, though it is sometimes hard to find at blockbuster. I can't rave enough and hope that they make a sequel!

Seeing this movie was a real treat. For one, it is well crafted and has a lot of heart. I saw it at a festival and came out really caring about the characters. And the movie asks a great question: What is the American dream, really? What will you do to go after it, and how will that change you? The director did a great job in telling the heartfelt story of these three brothers. The actors do a great job, and Ricardo Molina shines with star quality. The writer Jose Ramon Nevarez has a role in it too (he's the cool dude with the long white hair). Interesting to see him in his own work. And hey, with so much talk about borders, to say this is a timely film is an understatement. I've seen the DVD out there somewhere. Try to find this one and see it.

BRILLIANT movie. On every level, this film is wonderful.

I learned a great deal about the lives of day laborers seeing this film, and I will definitely never pass by a group of Latin American men waiting for someone to hire them for day work the same way again. The insight this film offers into their lives is wonderful and fascinating, and far more complex than I think most of us would imagine.

The acting is superb. The entire cast was perfect. And the main 4 actors give Oscar-worthy performances. Each of them deserves enormous credit for showing us these characters with such believability, making us understand them and come to love them.

I wish there was a way to allow more people to see this movie, because it is important on so many levels.