
Four Hispanic high school students form a robotics club under the leadership of their school's newest teacher, Fredi. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT. On their journey, they learn not only how to build a robot- they learn to build a bond that will last a lifetime.... (Full plot summary below)
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Four Hispanic high school students form a robotics club under the leadership of their school's newest teacher, Fredi. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT. On their journey, they learn not only how to build a robot- they learn to build a bond that will last a lifetime.
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| Consequence of SoundBlake GobleSpare Parts is a serviceable, curious, and ultimately bland true story adaptation. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenDirector Sean McNamara's film is impressively buoyed by a cast of young newcomers and seasoned pros. |
| Toledo BladeKirk BairdIt's these moments that elevate American Sniper beyond a jingoistic refrain and into a relevant reminder of the sacrifice of war, even to its biggest heroes. |
| SF WeeklyJonathan KieferThe movie sometimes seems almost like an abridgment of or commercial for itself. But Lopez sneaks his humor in gently, remaining a faithful servant of the story and its hopeful message. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanIt is the four young actors who play the students who truly shine, and who elevate the formulaic film above and beyond its familiar proceedings. |
| AV ClubJesse HassengerIn its mad hurry, the movie denies itself its own genre pleasures—chiefly, the ways assembling a ragtag robotics team and an equally ragtag robot might add a little bit of Mission: Impossible or MacGyver dynamics into a sports-style narrative. |
| The Film StageJohn FinkAn effective, family-friendly film with a message that provides a valuable introduction to the issues surrounding immigration reform for the next generation of voters. |
| Movie ChambersPaul ChambersA feel-good movie that would have felt even better with a shorter running time, "Spare Parts" is nonetheless an inspirational story that will warm your heart by film's end. It's far from perfect, but worth seeing. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniAt times, Spare Parts sails perilously close to the saccharine. But the film is a fine example of a message movie that does justice both to its important subject matter and to its characters' inner lives. |
| The DissolveKeith PhippsThe film refreshingly portrays its kids as part of a diverse group trying to succeed in a country in which they can never find secure footing. That’s the big-picture story here, and one even the occasional underdog cliché can’t obscure. |