Review of Selena

Selena (1997)
Sad to say it cuts itself short!
23 September 2002
Don't get me wrong!I like Jennifer Lopez and I think she is the only actress good enough to bring the essence of Selena Perez to the big screen.The soundtrack and photography are superb!Yet the filmakers have failed to tell the whole story and attempt to make any sense of Selena's untimely death!Perhaps the family of Selena agreed to be so open and candid about her life on the condition that her involvement with Yolanda Saldivar(who ultimately kills her) be downplayed and desensationalized!Of course this approach is understandable-but it dosen't provide any answers!I guess the best way to appreciate the movie is to watch it AFTER viewing an E or A&E biography of her life!These biographical accounts have pretty well examined how Yolanda worked her way into Selena's confidance and succeeds in blinding her to how dangerous she was!It still leaves the disturbing question of "what?" and "how?" it all really occured! The movie makes no attempt to answer!!
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