Review of Real Women Have Curves (2002) by Steve H — 14 Jun 2010

"Real Women Have Curves" is an HBO film that doesn't hit the spot.

RWHC stars America Ferrera as a teenage girl looking to find herself and what she wants. Her mother is a traditional influence while that clashes with Anna's new world ideas. She is forced to balance between her mother being a real pain in the ass along with sweatshop like work conditions and a relationship, while thinking about college. She's got aloooooot on her plate.

The screenplay was very good and the story was very intriguing, a great, rock solid start for a film. Too bad the acting blew and was slow paced and didn't keep your attention for two seconds at a time. Also, the mother constantly calls everyone around her fat even though, she herself, is a tanker. I didn't know whether to laugh or be sad (I laughed). Comedy release or not? Who knows.

My Burn: Let me start by saying that I like George Lopez, he is a very funny man and is many things, comedy talk show host, successful stand up comedian, sitcom star...an actor is not one of those things. While he didn't get much screen time, anytime he was on screen, you wanted to punch him in the face. You didn't believe a single word he said and was completely out of place on this one. Just because it was about Mexicans, Mr. Lopez, does not mean you had to be a part of it.

Bottom Line: I wanted to like this, I really did. I didn't. I'm guessing you won't either unless you are the teenage daughter of a poor Mexican family who's mother calls you fatty all day and you work in a sweatshop...just sayin. PASS.