Spanglish
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: December 17, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
14
Negative:
7
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38
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
As a romance, Spanglish is like a wholesome flirt who drags things out and becomes a tiresome tease. As a satire of upper-middle-class Los Angeles, it's a disaster. Read full review
30
SalonCharles Taylor
The pacing is off, the emotional tone is wobbly, and none of the actors seem to be acting in the same style or the same movie. Read full review
30
Washington PostStephen Hunter
So rancid is Brooks's fury that it's clouded his judgment, so that each of his main characters is a stereotype of the most broad-brush, malodorous nature. Read full review
30
The New YorkerDavid Denby
Spanglish chokes on an excess of sincerity and guilt, and, in retrospect, its failure may turn out to be momentous for a sincere and guilty community--Hollywood liberals in a state of post-election dismay. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
It's unclear what Brooks is trying to say about our melting-pot culture, if anything. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
This is a deeply unpleasant movie masquerading as a heartfelt social commentary on life in these United States. Read full review
20
L.A. Weekly
Spanglish is Brooks' unqualified kitchen disaster - a desperate, shapeless, overreaching big-screen sitcom of a movie that just wants to be loved. Is that so wrong? In a word, yes. Read full review
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