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- 2021
- HBO Max
- 1 h 24 m
- 2021
- HBO Max
- 1 h 24 m
Summary In 1960s San Francisco, a once-promising catholic school girl, Celina Guerrera, sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself that sets new precedents for the time.
Directed By: Lissette Feliciano
Written By: Lissette Feliciano
- 2021
- HBO Max
- 1 h 24 m
- 2021
- HBO Max
- 1 h 24 m
Women Is Losers
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Summary In 1960s San Francisco, a once-promising catholic school girl, Celina Guerrera, sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself that sets new precedents for the time.
Directed By: Lissette Feliciano
Written By: Lissette Feliciano
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
3 Reviews
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50% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
59
50% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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At the end of the day, this is Izzo’s show. Her performance breathes new life into a story we’ve seemingly seen countless times before, now made anew.
Feliciano's mix of social commentary and old-school melodrama can be sharp, but it can also be distractingly on-the-button.
Feliciano’s effort is particularly marred by hackneyed tropes. Whether it be that Latino fathers operate out of the same withered copy of a machismo manual or the simple assertion that kids simply “need a father,” Women Is Losers certainly won’t win over those yearning for something new.
It’s arguable that Celina’s emotional distance is a true reflection of how working class women manage their feelings in order to cope. But it could be dissatisfying to a viewer craving to see women’s interior lives; their pain rather than their resilience.
It’s a rewarding experience to watch Izzo thread a tricky line with ease here, emitting both a child-like innocence and gradual steeliness that slowly yet convincingly sharpens and matures. If only the film could deserve her level of commitment.
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Production Company
Bowery Hills Entertainment,
Look At The Moon Pictures
Release Date Oct 18, 2021
Duration 1 h 24 m
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Awards
Mill Valley Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
