A really promising and genuinely clever plot that's let down by flat direction, Born in East LA is only occasionally as funny as it could be. Too often the cheap laughs are milked, obscuring deeper themes.
This review of Born in East L.A. (1987) was written by Schatzi C on 01 Jan 2010.
Born in East L.A. has generally received mixed reviews.
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