DVD 131 mins
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Spanglish
Columbia TriStar (12/17/2004)
In Collection
#528

My Rating:
6

Seen It:
No

Owner:
Ben
Comedy, Drama, Romance
USA  /  English

Sandler, Adam John Clasky
Leoni, Téa Deborah Clasky
Vega, Paz Flor
Leachman, Cloris

Director James L. Brooks

Anyone familiar with writer/director James L. Brooks (Broadcast News, As Good As It Gets) knows the man has a real feel for interesting women and a disarming way with a one-liner. The main women in Spanglish are Deborah Clasky (Téa Leoni), a moneyed SoCal mom, and non-English speaking Flor Moreno (Paz Vega), the beautiful Latina whom Deborah hires as a housekeeper. The one-liners, some of them amusing, are everywhere. Brooks provides an intriguing set-up for the two women to butt heads--Deborah's pudgy daughter Bernice (Sarah Steele) needs the affection at which Flor excels, while Flor's clever, bi-lingual daughter Cristina (Shelbie Bruce) is enamored of the financial advantages Deborah can provide--then proceeds to make Deborah so hatefully ignorant you can't imagine why her neuroses are the main thrust of the film. And Deborah's celebrated chef husband John (Adam Sandler, way over his head) is such a perfect parent he doesn't seem human--what happened to the Brooks who had Terms of Endearment mom Debra Winger turn to her scowling little boy and grunt "Don't make me hit you in the street"? Cloris Leachman has a nifty supporting role as Deborah's boozy, ex-jazz singer mother, but it's only one offbeat chord in an earnest film that hits all the wrong notes. --Steve Wiecking

Edition Details
Edition Widescreen
Barcode 43396048522
Region Region 1
Release Date 2005
Packaging Jewel Case
Screen Ratio 1.85 (16:9) Anamorphic
Subtitles English; French
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Additional Scenes
Casting Sessions / Auditions
DVD ROM Features
Filmmakers' Commentary
Color;Close Captioned;Mastered in Hi-Definition
Personal Details
Purchase Date 4/5/2005
Purchase Price $17.99
Store Best Buy
Condition New (Still Sealed)
Current Value $19.99
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