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MPAA RATING: R for language, sexuality, brief violence and drug use
Starring Tomas Milian, Manny Perez, Danny Hoch, Jude Ciccolella, Andrea Navedo, Bobby Cannavale, David Zayas, and Callie Thorne
An aspiring comic book artist (Perez) of Dominican heritage is forced to take over his family's bodega in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan when his father is crippled by a gunshot from a robber.
| GENRE(S): | Romance |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Nat Moss
Alfredo De Villa Manny Perez (story) Junot Diaz (additional dialogue) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Alfredo De Villa |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 4, 2003 Video: November 4, 2003 Theatrical: May 9, 2003 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 80 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
Narrative Audience Award, 2002 Los Angeles Film Festival; Special Mention, 2002 Tribeca Film Festival; Feature Film Award, 2002 Austin Film Festival
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The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Chad S. gave it a 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.
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