Spanglish: Review By yellowjacket1

Spanglish is a remarkable movie. I hesitated to see it because, quite frankly, it didn't seem like my kind of film. I’m sorry I waited so long. It’s easy to see why this film made most of the critic’s top ten lists of 2004. Paz Vega as Flor Moreno absolutely makes this film a must see. Besides being stunningly beautiful, she brings true warmth, depth and soulfulness to the character. I can’t imagine any man that views this film not being charmed senseless by the character of Flor. I know I was. Sandler checks his goofball mannerisms at the door and is perfect in the part as Chef John Clasky. The writing and characterization on this film is to be commended. In just over two hours, you really come to empathize, like, dislike, and care for every single character given any real screen time. From an emotionally unstable wife to a detached but lovable grandmother to an overweight teenager to a wide-eyed immigrant teenager to John and Flor themselves, EVERY character is fleshed out as they generate true emotion from the viewer. I'm still surprised at how much I enjoyed this movie.