
Flor Moreno, an impecunious single mother of one, emigrates to Los Angeles from Mexico in high hopes of creating a better life for her twelve-year-old daughter, Cristina. However, after landing a job as a housekeeper for the laid-back gourmet chef, John Clasky, and his well-to-do family, Flor will find herself up against a daunting language barrier, and Deborah, John's troubled wife. Little by little, as Flor struggles to start afresh, and of course, learn English, an inevita... (Full plot summary below)
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Flor Moreno, an impecunious single mother of one, emigrates to Los Angeles from Mexico in high hopes of creating a better life for her twelve-year-old daughter, Cristina. However, after landing a job as a housekeeper for the laid-back gourmet chef, John Clasky, and his well-to-do family, Flor will find herself up against a daunting language barrier, and Deborah, John's troubled wife. Little by little, as Flor struggles to start afresh, and of course, learn English, an inevitable cultural collision is at hand; moreover, a burgeoning romantic affection starts to take over. Will John and Flor ever bridge the linguistic divide?
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| Modamag.comSusan GrangerEasily one of the best movies of the year. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesA warmly inviting story that sneaks up on you and grabs you, it's one of the best movies of the year. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel CaterSpanglish isn't [Brooks'] best work, but it's infused with humor and humanity. |
| Zertinet MoviesSteven SnyderWhile the movie has an interesting message, and conveys it in a compelling approach, its structure limits it from ever being completely successful. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.It's no masterpiece--I can admit--but the performances won me over in the end... |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyShort on real drama and incident and long on tedium. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkThe one movie families search for every Christmas for an outing, the way "Something's Gotta Give" was last year and "Jerry Maguire" was in 1996. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyA pepperpot bubbling with pungent insights and sharp wit, Spanglish is about how people, like cultures, are more alike than not. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisWhat he's (Brooks) come up with is one of the most humane works ever made about the lives of working mothers. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyBrooks proves that American TV is alive and well in Hollywood. Narratively messy and technically shapeless, Spanglish feels like a pilot for crowd-pleasing TV soap |