From Prada to Nada
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39 out of 100

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5.4 out of 10

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  • Starring: Alexa Vega, Camilla Belle
  • Summary: It's a whimsical fish-out-of-water story of two spoiled sisters: Nora, a law student, and Mary, an undergrad party girl, living with their father in a luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills. Mary has become so "90210" she refuses to admit she is of Mexican decent. When dad suddenly passes away, their posh lives are turned upside down. They discover they have been left penniless and are forced to move into their estranged aunt Aurelia's modest but lively home in the Latino-centric Boyle Heights neighborhood of East LA. They are terrified to leave their world of privilege; neither Nora nor Mary speak Spanish or have ever had to take on actual responsibility. The girls gradually adapt to their new environment; their BMW and Prius are traded for the public bus and a used car. As they embrace the culture that for so long they refused to accept, they both discover romance, the true meaning of family, and they learn that the life of PRADA actually means NADA without love, family and community. (Lionsgate)

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  2. Mixed: 8 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    Jan 28, 2011
    60
    Based loosely and playfully on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," From Prada to Nada is a predictable but pleasant comedy.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    Feb 3, 2011
    50
    The regrettably titled From Prada to Nada has more in common with a slapped-together TV movie than a timeless comedy of manners.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jan 28, 2011
    50
    Angel Gracia, whose career has been in European music videos and commercials, imbues his feature directing debut with a televisionlike crispness and disposability.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    Jan 29, 2011
    30
    Under all the pretty faces and MTV Latino pop, there's something crassly disingenuous about the movie's blatant demographic pandering (hooray for immigration-panic jokes!) and half-assed condemnation of gluttony.

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  1. MegWhiteley
    5
    Ok, the movie can be bad, but have some good moments, in some parts is funny, the performance of Adriana Barraza and Camilla Belle are good. The movie have some moments, is not completely bad.… Expand
  2. Bikerjames
    2
    Every now and then I'm in the mood to watch a piece of fluff, and occasionally get surprised because the movie turns out to be pretty good. Not this time! My friend wanted to leave during the agonizing first half, but we stayed to the bitter end (I never leave any movie that I shell out bucks to see). The first half is as bad as it gets and you wonder to yourself how a movie like this even gets the green light from a studio to be released. The movie does pick up in the second half, however it is still totally predictable and unoriginal. You have to blame the script writers for this stinker - the actors can only do so much with bad dialogue.… Expand
  3. cinemaquote
    0
    Read Screen Daily's review and can say without even watching this film. This isn't Bronte for Latino's. I am Latino, and would not watch such a cheesy, low budget version of Sense and Sensibility for the world. Not even for a green card [insert joke]. @cinemaquote… Expand

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