Spanglish Movie Review 2004

Sandler plays a sweetheart of a hubby in Brooks's problematic social comedy. As celebrity chef John Clasky, he's loving and supportive despite the complete self-absorption of his disturbingly unpleasant wife, Deborah (Leoni). Even Deborah's live-in lush of a mother (Leachman) knows what a horror her daughter is. Into this unhappy household comes lovely Flor (Vega), a Mexican illegal (who doesn't yet speak English) who takes the job as housekeeper because it will offer a better life for her own daughter, Cristina (Bruce). Given John's marital circumstances, is it any wonder that he and Flor become increasingly simpatico? Sandler's sincere and Leoni is nothing if not gutsy but it hardly seems worth the effort.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Mexico, L.A., Family Comedy, Dads, Monster Moms, Culture Clash, Immigration, The Help: Female

Screenplay

James L. Brooks

Cast

Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman, Thomas Haden Church, Shelbie Bruce, Sarah Steele, Ian Hyland, Victoria Luna

Cinematography

John Seale

Director

James L. Brooks

Music

Hans Zimmer

Other

Thomas Causey, Richard Marks, Tom Reta, Shay Cunliffe, Louise Mingenbach, Ida Random

Producer

James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Gracie Films, Sony Pictures Entertainment