My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Sin Nombre (2009)

A dark look into the Salvadoran gang known as Mara Salvatrucha.  This exceptionally well-written and crafted film tells the story of a gang member, named Willy, on the run and the family he comes into contact with while on a train to the Mexico-American border.  There's no big names, special effects or action sequences, but it's as exciting as a thriller and as rewarding as any drama out there.   In many ways this is a new classic of world cinema and I recommend it to anyone who loves movies.  Grade: A 
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