I didn't get a chance to see it last weekend, but I do want to see it. I agree we should all support the movie so they continue to make more movies about us.

I saw the movie and while I enjoyed the fact that they portrayed Puerto Ricans in a mostly positive light, I was a little annoyed by the movie. They were shoving Puerto Rico down people's throats. It was as if Puerto Rico was a character in the movie. Flags were in almost every scene, and even in the paranda. I was like, though my family is very proud to be from Puerto Rico, we don't tend to have flags in every single room of our home, at work and we don't tend to wave them at Christmas. I think the movie had great potential, but it lacked focus. There were too many side stories that could have been done without. Jay Hernandez's story was not necessary. It could have been in a different movie, entirely. Roxanna's story didn't need as much attention as it got either. I think that Jon's story was interesting, as was the parents' relationship. The movie should have focused more on those two stories, and let the other characters support that action. It felt as if the writers thought this would be the only Puerto Rican movie that the world would ever see, and so they crammed a whole lot of things in there at once. All in all, I was proud to see a Puerto Rican family portrayed in a positive light, owning their own businesses and homes. I left the theater hungry for all the food featured in the movie, but I was also hungry for a more cohesive film. Oh well. At least they are cracking the door open.

I'm gonna go see it too, for sure. It looks kinda cute--and I love my Johnny Legz. But yeah, Vanessa Ferlito is majorly annoying... in general not just her nose, Dolce. Lol...