Spanglish

This Movie's only real strength is the performances, especially that of Adam Sandler who until now has played nothing but crude, lewd, and otherwise annoying characters. Sandler plays the father of the movie's dysfunctional family, including his wife who eventually has an affair, his daughter who struggles with school and being overweight, his son, and their often drunk and often funny grandmother, Cloris Leachman; the other great performance of the film. The story revolves around the life of their new maid, an illegal immigrant who knows little english but changes the lives of everyone in the family in one way or the other. Over all the movie isn't that bad, It's just not that good either, it leaves you feeling down in the dumps even with good choices made by the characters, it just feel awkward and incomplete.


B-