Before We Say Goodbye

'BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE', triumphs on many levels, especially in delivering a message all cultures and their families can relate to, specifically through the Matriarch who lovingly teaches the need for faith, forgiveness and unconditional love in order to champion the virtues of belief in God and the family unit.

Overall,the director captures the essence of one Hispanic family, their matriarch and their navigation of daily life struggles, successes through a genuine and heartfelt belief in the Divine miracle.

There is no question that not only the Latin community will find the movie "hits close to home', but all families that have relied on a core family member, like a matriarch or even patriarch, to help resolve and place into perspective the scope of each family members problems and the use of family support and prayer to overcome those seemingly daunting adversities.

The message is truly powerful!

I recently attended a private screening of this film, and found it to be very engaging and involving subject matter. I don't normally see these sort of movies, but upon viewing the trailer, I just had to see the film! Also, as a non-Catholic protestant, I did not find the story to be done from my point of view, but it was well done, regardless. Great cast, acting, direction, script, story, use of production values, locations, cinematography, with warm lighting and a colorful scenic backdrop for the story. And the theme music is memorable, with a good music score. I'm looking forward to seeing this movie again when it is in general release! This film should be a great success! I congratulate Paul Davids and Patricia Crespin!

A Heartfelt movie. Paul Davids (Director) pulls the emotional strings of the heart with this inspirational film. A work of art showing the true values of family and life in the Hispanic culture. Few movies take you into the lives of Hispanics like this one does. A very enjoyable film to watch. The character development was well thought out and applied in this film. Some of the characters were well portrayed in the film while a couple lacked development. Story line was easy to follow but wasn't predictable, a few twists kept it enjoyable to watch. The scenery and locations of the film were a nice change from mainstream Hollywood -- it gave the film that sense of realism that is lacking in so many big budget films. Shots in the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico were spectacular.

I took a friend of mine with me to see Before We Say Goodbye. He, being from back east, was sincerely touched by the commitment to the Catholic Religion as the main character portrayed. She reminded him of his grandmother's and his mother's devotion and actually brought him to tears. I loved how true-to-life the characters/movie was to the Hispanic culture. Being Hispanic and raised in Santa Fe, NM all my life, it was dead-on on every character that was in my life in one way or another. From the devoted mom to the skeptical sister, to the talented son that "could have been." This movie is totally and completely a remarkable portrayal of strong, dysfunctional, loving, religious, humorous, committed, etc etc Hispanic families are.

Super and incredibly Hispanic!! For sure a best bet to see. Will make you cry, laugh, get mad and be happy. Hits all the right buttons and is remarkably funny and totally real. This movie is a true portrayal of modern day Hispanic families across the globe. The actors were perfect fits for their roles. It is amazing to see how honest and straight to the facts this movie is carried out. The plot is amazing the sites were incredible to see in this movie. It shows realistically what a family of any culture deals with each day of their lives. It is not just hispanic but can be applied to every culture. There were no hidden or secret agendas, it was all spelled out, like it or not, and that's what makes this a for real movie. It reminds us that miracles truly do happen, maybe not the way we like or pray for, but none the less they do occur. This movies helps us to look in all the right places for these miracles of our daily life. Very inspirational and very moving.