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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : Mira Nair's ''The Perez Family'' opens with a Fellini-esque scene of elegantly dressed people promenading by a beach. Then the music turns sad as they begin to wade into the waves, and there's a cut to a Cuban prison. For Havana's bourgeoise, the good times are over. more...
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : The premise for The Perez Family offers the potential for a fairly light, somewhat quirky romantic comedy. Unfortunately, this production has difficulty converting that potential into something substantial. There are numerous difficulties that even the deft hand of director Mira Nair (Mississippi Masala) can't completely overcome. To her credit, she manages to milk some entertainment value out of a script that stumbles around trying to find an emotional focus. more...
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