Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)
by Allison Anders
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Actor: Angel Aviles, Devine, Jacob Vargas, Monica Lutton, Seidy LopezDirector: Allison Anders
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Movie Reviews of Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)
Movie Review: Top shelf
Summary: 5 Stars
A fantastic piece of work that does for latina gang life what Boogie Nights did for the porn industry, which is the thorough humanization of its protagonists. It has wonderful character nuances and takes you far off the conventional path. This is clearly the most honest and sympathetic gangster film ever produced, but it's also lyrically cinematic, even semi-mythical at times. It really stays with you and features many wildly and subtly attractive women, particularly Angel Aviles, and Salma Hayek (in a rather brief but captivating cameo). It makes a nice counterpart to Takeshi Kitano's 'Brother', but this has a strange and unique life all its own. You will never forget Sad Girl or Whisper or Giggles. A really great smaller film that will take you places major studios never will.
Summary of Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)
A rare and harsh gem of a film, Mi Vida Loca tells the story of young Hispanic women in Los Angeles and the struggles they have in a life of gangs, drugs, and personal betrayal. Mousie (Seidy Lopez) and Sad Girl (Angel Aviles) are best friends from childhood, growing up in gang-infested Echo Park and remaining loyal to each other. But when Sad Girl sleeps with Mousie's boyfriend (a drug dealer who is killed) and becomes pregnant, their friendship is ruptured. As the violence of their neighborhood erupts around them, they must try to stay together as friends despite their betrayals. This is an unforgiving look at a world where women seem to have no choice but to raise their children, deal drugs, and survive by whatever means necessary. Director Allison Anders (Gas Food Lodging) structures the film as a series of unflinching and vivid anecdotes, bringing insight to a tragic side of modern society. --Robert LaneArt House & International DVD Video
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