Washington Heights
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  1. ChadS.
    Sep 19, 2003
    7
    The first goal of a film shot on a shoestring budget is to captivate the audience with story and engaging characters, thereby, depending on who you are, negating your admiration or repulsion of a frill-less enterprise with a film that's competitive with a so-called "real" film that has lighting or Sharon Stone. "Charlotte Sometimes" gets you at the outset, and "Washington Heights", after a slow start, will get you too. For me, my engagement began with Carlos' stint as the operator of his father's bodega, because it makes his dream to be a comic book artist all the more arresting. In a studio film, Carlos Ramirez would play this same role, but as a supporting player or extra, and more importantly, as a stereotype. He's Latin, so of course he's running a bodega. Ramirez is very good here, and "Washington Heights", here and there, rewards you for taking a chance on a movie that looks like a student film, but doesn't feel like one. … Expand

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Metascore
65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    63
    De Villa has created a truthful representation of a colorful community.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    60
    Believable characters trump the retread plot and hokey message.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Edward Crouse
    70
    One-upping Latino immigrant movies like "Luminarias" and "Tortilla Soup," Washington Heights zeroes in on go-getters (mostly of Dominican lineage) whose ambitions are transformed by familial demands.
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