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Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Miami HeraldMarta BarberMiami HeraldMarta BarberThe intended satire doesn't deliver the kind of punch you may expect, but it nevertheless poses many what-ifs.
- 50Dallas ObserverJean OppenheimerDallas ObserverJean OppenheimerUsing humor to make a serious point, Arau suggests that without the millions of Hispanics...life in the Golden State would screech to a halt.
- 50Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneNever really moves beyond its premise. It never takes us to a place of real understanding.
- 40VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerDarkly amusing idea delivers an early salvo that fades as the film swings across a range of styles and tones director Sergio Arau gamely tries to corral. Even at its half-realized level, pic will anger some as it amuses others.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenPlenty of salient points to make in this satirical cautionary tale, there's still not enough to sustain the expanded running time.
- 30L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorA terrific premise is mangled to a pulp, then beaten to death in this forced mockumentary.
- Much of the humor is overly familiar, and the broader elements feel strained when it veers toward melodrama in its final third.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleDoesn't know what it wants to be: either a goofball satire or a heavy-handed social-message movie.
- 25New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoApproach is too heavy-handed to have much effect. Rod Serling probably could have turned the premise into an enjoyable episode of "The Twilight Zone."
- 20Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIts narrative conceit will entertain for a while, but eventually you will long to disappear with the rest of the Mexicans.