A Better Life

Summit Entertainment | Release Date: June 24, 2011

7.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 41 Ratings

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nutterjrMay 23, 2012

I chose to watch it due to the Oscar nomination of the protagonist and indeed I saw a very powerful performance of this stoic and dignified Mexican immigrant in the USA trying to provide a better life for his son. However, outside thisI chose to watch it due to the Oscar nomination of the protagonist and indeed I saw a very powerful performance of this stoic and dignified Mexican immigrant in the USA trying to provide a better life for his son. However, outside this noteable performance the film is both predictable and full of clichÃ©s and thus will quickly be forgotten.… Expand

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movie2187Jan 30, 2012

overrated film. Bicher is good, the film lacks an emotional impact because it tries to hard to appear as if it is not preachy yet only consist of messages that most people will understand within the first 20 minutes. A missed opportunity foroverrated film. Bicher is good, the film lacks an emotional impact because it tries to hard to appear as if it is not preachy yet only consist of messages that most people will understand within the first 20 minutes. A missed opportunity for a great film… Expand

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