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I walked into this movie with no expectations but I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. Sure the movie had all the cliche' must-haves - over-the-top but cool grandma, over-the-top bad guy, comic relief bad guy, supportive parents, sometimes annoying and smart-ass younger sibling, teenage angst. But the movie put all these characters together and blended it into a plot that had a decent plotline, moral values and in the end, a "somewhat" happy ending.
A mildly irritating experience during the viewing was the lack of subtitles during scenes with full Spanish conversation. But I have been informed that this was a technical glitch and that the actual movie production version had subtitles.
So if you are looking for a movie that can scare you like IT, Amityville Horror or The Nun, this movie is not it. If you are looking for a family feel-good movie in the caliber of Parenthood, this movie is not it either. While it does not offer anything new with the plotline or special effects, it does reaffirm that we are all just trying to connect with places, things, and people - even if we find that the person we truly connect with turns out to be dead. But hey, it's always something, right?
I walked into this movie with no expectations but I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. Sure the movie had all the cliche' must-haves - over-the-top but cool grandma, over-the-top bad guy, comic relief bad guy, supportive parents, sometimes annoying and smart-ass younger sibling, teenage angst. But the movie put all these characters together and blended it into a plot that had a decent plotline, moral values and in the end, a "somewhat" happy ending.
A mildly irritating experience during the viewing was the lack of subtitles during scenes with full Spanish conversation. But I have been informed that this was a technical glitch and that the actual movie production version had subtitles.
So if you are looking for a movie that can scare you like IT, Amityville Horror or The Nun, this movie is not it. If you are looking for a family feel-good movie in the caliber of Parenthood, this movie is not it either. While it does not offer anything new with the plotline or special effects, it does reaffirm that we are all just trying to connect with places, things, and people - even if we find that the person we truly connect with turns out to be dead. But hey, it's always something, right?