Real Women Have Curves 2002

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: [Ferrera] has the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen. Read more

Marta Barber, Miami Herald: A warm, funny, engaging film. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Just about everything in this movie rings true. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: There's a virtue to pleasing crowds when you do it as well as this movie does. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: Effervescent and satisfying, a crowd pleaser that does not condescend. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: It's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A real movie, about real people, that gives us a rare glimpse into a culture most of us don't know. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A winning directorial debut for Patricia Cardoso, who gracefully brings to the screen George LaVoo and Josefina Lopez's adaptation of Lopez's popular 1990 play. Read more

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Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: It's refreshingly low on the kind of Cinema of Empowerment pedantry that often goes along with stories about ethnic families, sweatshop working conditions, or women confronting issues of weight and body image. Read more

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: Its ethnic milieu is genuine, therefore specific, but many of the themes are universal, and they're never used as a prop for easy humor. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: Accomplished and invigorating. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Real Women may have many agendas, but it also will win you over, in a big way. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Ana is a vivid, vibrant individual and the movie's focus upon her makes it successful and accessible. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age. Read more

Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: A warm, funny family story that defies popular notions about immigrant families. Read more

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Ed Park, Village Voice: The film stakes out a self-affirming Atkins-free zone that seems unobjectionable in theory, but its speechifying tendencies and familiar familial tensions overwhelm the more delicate scenes. Read more