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Spanglish : 4 of 5
12.21.2004 10:18 PM \| Link	I couldn't talk my parents into seeing The Incredibles, so we went to see this Adam Sandler comedy-drama instead. The story is about a Mexican woman and her daughter who becomes the maid of a chef and his neurotic wife, and Adam's character is similar in many ways to his character in Punch Drunk Love (without all the surrealist symbolism), since he's a nice guy who often gets walked on. The maid (who is completely beautiful, of course) speaks no English at first, so she struggles to understand this strange family. The wife is so bitchy and needy that it's difficult to have any positive feelings for her at all, but I guess that helps you understand Adam's character. Eventually a kind of love story develops, which is wisely (and beautifully) unrequited - it's nice to see such tender moments without them devolving into simple lust. The story is mostly told through the eyes of the maid's daughter, who is played by a fantastic young actress - the scene where she translates for her angry mother is fantastic! Even though Spanglish didn't get me to the tear point, I have to round up my rating to a four, because it's really a well-made, compelling story. Labels: movies


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