A moving story about an undocumented immigrant single father in Los Angeles working hard to provide for his teen age son, "A Better Life" vividly portrays the strands of life they both must deal with, from gangs to the uncertainties of day labor. Clearly estranged from each other at the beginning, a crisis brings them together as they embark on a quest to salvage the future which the father, Carlos Galindo, was building. Low key and dispassionate, the movie rings with authenticity and will pull you into its world. Mexican star Damian Bichir as the father, best known in the U.S. for a stint on "Weeds," is the steady, beating heart of the drama, and young Jose Julian brings fire to his role as the son learning some life lessons. Remarkable in the genre for dealing with a father and son relationship, "A Better Life" presents a perspective that will make you think about immigration in a new way.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
A Better Life ****
A moving story about an undocumented immigrant single father in Los Angeles working hard to provide for his teen age son, "A Better Life" vividly portrays the strands of life they both must deal with, from gangs to the uncertainties of day labor. Clearly estranged from each other at the beginning, a crisis brings them together as they embark on a quest to salvage the future which the father, Carlos Galindo, was building. Low key and dispassionate, the movie rings with authenticity and will pull you into its world. Mexican star Damian Bichir as the father, best known in the U.S. for a stint on "Weeds," is the steady, beating heart of the drama, and young Jose Julian brings fire to his role as the son learning some life lessons. Remarkable in the genre for dealing with a father and son relationship, "A Better Life" presents a perspective that will make you think about immigration in a new way.
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