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Dominican Rep. Real Women Have Curves
4,128
Drama. Comedy
Winner of the Dramatic Audience Award at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, this HBO Films comedy/drama tells the story of 18-year-old Ana (America Ferrera), a first-generation Mexican-American from East Los Angeles, who struggles to strike a balance between her mainstream ambitions and her more traditional cultural heritage as she attempts to forge her own path in life. Graduating from high school, Ana would like nothing better than ... [+]
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"A reminder of how rarely the women in the movies are real." | POS |
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"I have seen the future of Hollywood movie stardom, and its name is America Ferrera." | POS |
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"Passionately acted and grittily convincing." | POS |
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"Honest and wise enough to strike the right bittersweet note" | POS |
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"It's a joy to see nice warm performances by real people of different shapes, sizes and ages, who are seldom to be found in any glamour catalogues." | POS |
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"Effervescent and satisfying, a crowd pleaser that does not condescend." | POS |
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"Even though the storyline of 'Real Women Have Curves' is a somewhat familiar tale, the film's originality lies in the way in which it's told." | POS |
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"Some pieces of the plot feel dishonest, others contrived, but there are also moments of nicely observed detail and plenty of good messages." | NEU |
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"A warm, funny family story that defies popular notions about immigrant families" | POS |
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"Any woman who wears more than a size 12 -- and that would be the majority of adult females in the United States -- will get buckets of self-esteem from 'Real Women Have Curves'" | POS |
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