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Three generations of women in a Mexican American family experience sexual awakenings over the course of a summer.
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| L.A. WeeklyTim GriersonWriter-director Georgina Garcia Riedel's feature debut is so good for so long that it breaks the heart to watch the film lose its way. |
| Palo Alto WeeklySusan TavernettiStylistically, the film takes risks before veering into an odd sort of studied artiness. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohRookie writer-director Georgina Garcia Riedel's helming hand is both unsure and all over the place and she enervatingly spins this slight, could-have-been-charming conceit over two hours. |
| Metromix.comMatt PaisThree strong women given a chance to come alive. What a concept! |
| Chicago TribuneJessica ReavesUnlike so many of her peers who depend on music to do everything but deliver the dialogue, [director] Riedel isn't afraid of silence; early in the film there's a solid minute of noiselessness as the camera lovingly pans the town, establishing the story's |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigThe film is sensitively told and appealingly bittersweet, though the story at times meanders and loses its way. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealRiedel's film is a breakthrough achievement and a hopeful sign of more to come. |
| Denver PostLisa KennedyLike Blanca and her friends, walking languidly down the street, then spontaneousy grabbing a shopping cart for a ride, Reidel plays with the rhythm of her enjoyably unhurried tale. |
| NewsBlazePrairie MillerA tenderly spun tale of female sexual desire traversing three generations of Latina women north of the border, the movie is crafted glowingly from a woman's point of view, and with supreme sensitivity, dignity, warmth, sadness and humor. |
| Las Vegas WeeklyJosh BellA lovingly crafted portrait of a kind of life not often seen on the big screen. |