Movie Reviews for East Side Story

East Side Story

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Movie Reviews of East Side Story

Movie Review: Nice people...Bad film
Summary: 1 Stars

Well...Home-movie to be precise. I guess a lot of effort went into it, but the result is without a doubt the worst DVD that I [still] own. Somehow you keep hoping that things will eventually turn out OK because most of the participants seem so charming -in real life. But no, when the last potential climax turns out to be an anti-climax again, and the end-credits begin, you know you'll never watch this film again. Don't see for yourself.

Movie Review: What a bad story
Summary: 1 Stars

I not sure what the people who gave this movie a good review where smoking. It was such a horrible moive, I could not finish watching it. The best part of the movie was when the main character takes off his towl.

Movie Review: Utterly Predictable
Summary: 1 Stars

This lame take on "West Side Story" -- substitute gays and Latinos in East L.A. for "whites" and Puerto Ricans in NYC -- is predictable almost from the opening scene. Worse, most of the gay characters exist only for cheap laughs at their stereotyped behavior. It's idiotic. One more thing: In a genre where the DVD jackets bear little resemblance to reality, this one takes fantasy to a new level. The flick's skin quotient is fine, but it's nowhere near as much as the jacket indicates. On the plus side, Rene Alvarado does a nice job, considering a poorly written script that has him alternating between sulking jerk and the perfect boyfriend. (Having said all that, I'm a sucker for any gay romance film, so there were enough threads to make it worth a look -- assuming you rent it rather than buy it.)

Movie Review: should you pursue your dreams or stay and help out your family?
Summary: 4 Stars

Very few low-budget films are worth watching that deserves recommendation to friends. It's rarer to find/view films that addresses or contains gay Latinos.

Diego is a waiter/chef, who is stuck, by familial obligation, working for his grandmother's small Mexican restaurant. In addition, Diego has to deal with the homophobic head chef, whose rantings increase as more and more gay people are moving into the neighborhood. Diego wants to leave and pursue his dream of opening his own restaurant but his grandmother insists that he stays.

His life is pretty much monotone, including occasional trysts with Pablo. Diego wants to announce their relationship but Pablo doesn't see himself as gay. Pablo just enjoys an occasional man-to-man "bonding".

However, things change when heart-broken (& broke) Bianca returns home from Monaco. The grandmother suddenly takes off to her homeland for a visit, entrusting Bianca to help out Diego at the restaurant. Pablo dumps Diego for Bianca, who soon abandons helping out Diego.

Meanwhile, a new gay couple, Wesley and Jonathan, has moved into the neighborhood. Well, actually, they came to flip a house, which they'll move on to a new project. Wesley is truly interested in the neighborhood and tries to get to know Diego. Jonathan is a stereotypical character who thinks lowly of Latinos and is irked that Wesley is friendly with them, especially Diego. The different treatments of Latinos soon put their relationship to the test.

*East Side Story* is an enjoyable film that addresses homosexuality, sex, love, family and diversity.