Review of A Better Life (2011) by Ed Gonzalez for Slant Magazine — 17 Jun 2011
Save for its loving, plaintive, and thorough tour of the seldom-filmed East L.A., A Better Life is, top to bottom, derivative-of Polanski in its direction and of "Bicycle Thieves" in its plot (even Alexandre Desplat's gussy score suggests Angelo Badalamenti playing Mariachi Night).
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This review of A Better Life (2011) was written by Ed Gonzalez and published by Slant Magazine on 17 Jun 2011.
A Better Life has generally received positive reviews.
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