Not a bad film, probably could have been better. It includes several stories related to immigration in LA from several perspectives, some which intersect, but most stand alone. A couple of the stories don't hold much interest (an immigrant tries to con his way into working for a Jewish center, while his girlfriend tries to get a permanent visa by sleeping with an agent), but others, including an Islamic high schooler in trouble for an essay that's interpreted as sympathetic to the 9/11 terrorists and Harrison Ford as an agent trying to find a child's mother, have a great punch. In fact, there is surprising work here from Ford, who does some of his strongest acting in a long time.
Sadly, the film was dumped in a few theaters after many edits. Sean Penn, in fact, is completely cut from t... |
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2.5/4 |
