Review of Chop Shop (2008) by Sheron J — 26 Feb 2009

Can this work any better he's the central point of the movie and he doesn't fail to fulfill the expectations. the movie is so great at actually staying the reality and crudeness of life and the harsh part of it and even more forhim and his sister and how he has to face adult situations in the world of adults that he is crusing by necesity!!

Alejandro, a tough street orphan, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In the confusing and complex world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his sister, Isamar.

Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.