Real Women Have Curves: Critic Reviews

It's refreshingly low on the kind of Cinema of Empowerment pedantry that often goes along with stories about ethnic families, sweatshop working conditions, or women confronting issues of weight and body image.

A vivid cinematic portrait.

You watch for that sense of openness, the little surprises.

[Ferrera] has the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen.

Its ethnic milieu is genuine, therefore specific, but many of the themes are universal, and they're never used as a prop for easy humor.

Enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age.

There's a virtue to pleasing crowds when you do it as well as this movie does.

What's most refreshing about Real Women Have Curves is its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed, natural-seeming actors.

Real Women Have Curves is nowhere near a great film, but it is the most distinctive and appealing of entertainments.

Given its winning story line and a terrific performance by newcomer America Ferrera in the lead, Real Women Have Curves could become the next My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

It's so underwritten that you can't figure out just where the other characters, including Ana's father and grandfather, come down on the issue of Ana's future.

Patricia Cardoso's first film is a marvel of pointed humor, and Ontiveros and Ferrera could not be better.

Ugly Betty star captivates in teen drama.

However conventional the film sometimes is, it always feels true to life, thanks to in largest part to the actresses.

One of the best things about "Real Women" is exactly that %u2013 the real sized women (and men) who fill out this endearing coming-of-age story with a physical and emotional robustness that puts the Hollywood size-three's to shame.

Divertido, sensivel, bem dirigido e abencoado por otimas atuacoes, o filme so falha ao subestimar espectador, explicitando uma mensagem que se beneficiaria da sutileza.

This strong little independent film packs more colour and life into its trim 86 minutes than many puffed-up blockbusters can stuff into two hours.

Cardoso has clearly connected with Josefina Lopez' work (originally a stage play based on her own experiences) and found something to say without making it either a feminist or a fatty tract.

It's just an honest, funny, touching story about a teen-age girl who tries to find her way after graduating high school.

Real movies have characters, but not Real Women Have Curves, a fiasco of dopey characters and clumsy script.

A charming and funny story of clashing cultures and a clashing mother/daughter relationship.

A coming-of-age drama centered on a mother-daughter conflict, it also explores the immigrant experience; the battle to accept oneself, imperfections and all; and the importance of personal dignity.

This is one of those movies which make you want to know what happens to the characters later on.

The material here is expressed with a real sweetness and tenderness, and considering how heavy some of the themes are, the film is quite subtle.

[America] Ferrera ... is bright, appealing, funny and downright sexy (and is that the coolest actress name you have ever heard or what?).