Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.
Zoot Suit has generally received positive reviews.
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Zoot Suit was released in 1981 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 28 reviews, giving Zoot Suit (1981) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Zoot Suit a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 68%, Zoot Suit is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1981 with similar scores include films like Possession and American Pop.
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