Something to put you in the spirit of the season?
The Rundown
Behind the name: Mash-up of Spanish & English
Country: Mexico & USA, 1999
Genre: Holiday film
Distributed by: Pigeon Productions
Director: Loius Palomo
Cast: Tere López-Tarín (as Elena), Carlos Soriano (as Rafael), Angelina Cruz (as Magda), Christopher Palomo, (as Miguelito), Antonio Váldez (as Pablito), Tania Raso (as Ixchel)
Compare to: Feliz Ano, Amor Mio
Hate it or Love it? Don’t like it
Synopsis in a Sentence: A Mother who lives with her son in Florida go to spend Christmas in Mexico and they discover (and re-discover) the true meaning of Christmas.
A children’s film about Christmas, for the season
On Writing: The Plot
The plot is quite basic. The plot was geared toward children. To adults, there may be nothing inspiring here, unfortunately. To seasoned kids who know the difference between entertainment and education, the plot may seem a bit preachy. But the story does touch adequately on themes like friendship and culture and of course, Christmas.
(2.5/5)
On Acting: The Cast
Honestly, they seemed like armatures. If not that, then they seemed to be acting for kids only… most of them anyway.
(2.5/5)
On Production: The Creativity
Basic.
(2.5/5)
On Resolution: The Conclusion
All’s well. It’s a Christmas story after all, and since it seemed to be geared especially toward children, it had a didactic lesson too. Not a bad ending, but not spectacular either.
(2.5/5)
The Verdict: Basic story line, some things over-done, a few overemphasized ideas, wrapped up into an inspiring Christmas story. Bah! Humbug!
Overall Score = 10/20
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