Review of Spanglish (2004) by Timothy M — 25 Jan 2011
A real misfire, this one. As usual, Brooks is able to conjure up an enticing and unique enough situation, but this time he botches it. Badly. I think Adam Sandler is part of the problem - I don't think he's bad in the part, but he is miscast.
Tea Leoni is so one-note, she might as well have been twirling a 'tache. Cloris Leachman is probably the best thing in the film, but her character is pretty much useless plot-wise (clunkily shoved in by Brooks to further demonstrate his point about parental influence - there are better ways of doing it).
It's also Brooks' worst directed film, but then he was always more of a writer.
This review of Spanglish (2004) was written by Timothy M on 25 Jan 2011.
Spanglish has generally received positive reviews.
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