Virando Adulta

I vaguely remember a leg shaving mishap, milk poured down a drain as an excuse to go to the store, and recycled dresses at a party. Yes, I think I saw this one.

While it wasn't particularly moving or filled with outstanding performances, it did hold my attention from start to finish. Either that, or the remote control was out of reach. Regardless, it was a nice little film, all things considered. It had the typical afterschool special feel to it, which I'd grown up with. That could be why I held off on switching channels. Also, I didn't realize that was 1990. Seemed very much earlier to me, but then it was all so many years ago.

Really though, it wasn't so bad. Teen angst and a happy ending.

Sure, why not?

I used to watch this in Spanish class. It was really lame. it involves 14 year old Marta who won't shut-up about having a quince anyos (15th birthday) bash but her dad has a secret. Hes an immigrant. If she does go, her escort would be her ugly nerd cousin Octovio. She wants to go with her friend's cousin Ramon. Now this was stupid. Ramon looks like he must be 35 and Marta is 14. I find that a bit strange, and so does her father who bands her from seeing him. The kids and Ramon can't act, but the parents do a nice job and Jerry Stiller's pretty good as the bossman. But even with that said, its still really cheesy to the point of cringeing.

108 mins.

This movie is the worst waste of celluloid that I've seen in a long time. The 'acting' is atrocious. I cringe with every word that this Martha woman says. Was there even an audition? Or did they just pick random people off the streets, feeding them with 'dreams' of getting into Hollywood? Perhaps if some of these people actually learned how to act, this movie would be more entertaining. No, instead the director spends hours giving us two people who have no idea how to act.

Second, the plot. What the…? That's a plot? What, men with fake IDs? Learning how to dance? Can't Martha just listen to her parents? It's embarrassing. I was too busy dozing off than paying attention.

This movie makes Raise Your Voice look like the Godfather. Take my advice; do something better with your time. I was foolish enough to watch this. I have paid the price.

This movie was pretty ridiculous. It is about this whiny 14 year old girl Marta who is pushing her parents into letting her have a Quincenera, but her parents don't have enough money. Marta basically pouts her way through life when the answer is no, until she finds out that her father is an illegal immigrant. On the way, she meets her "wild cousin", supposedly the man of her dreams.

The only good acting I saw in this movie was her parents, they seemed to know their characters. But the rest were pretty terrible. Especially Marta's friends, they were so atrocious. My friend turned to me and he was like "please tell me you don't act like that!" Oh my god, Ramon, how old was he? He looked like 38, that is so wrong! And, he just drove her around, its like, hello, she's using you.

I would not recommend this movie. Its plot is nothing new and the acting is pretty bad.

Not the greatest acting, and odd that an innocent 14 year old girl is interested in a ugly mullet wearing 45 year old man.