Review of Life and Nothing More (2018) by Thomassmith — 20 Feb 2019

We all have core values that we hold dear to ourselves, friends, and family in which we have learned through experiences that shape us. Director Antonio Mendez Esparza has emerged with his newest film “Life and Nothing More” that does an exceptional job of relaying the enormity of finding your true self along the journey.

Single mother (Regina) has to maintain her waitress job and sustain raising her youngest daughter and (Andrew) teenage son’s livelihood as he begins to get into trouble with the law. With the father figure out of the picture, we begin to see that the absence is a fueling factor of his run ins with the law.

Truly an honest account of life and its many complexities, the film points to our need as a culture to better understand each others backgrounds and alleviate racial prejudices. Really a wonderful production that made me feel a closer connection with the human experience.