The Perez Family

This is a cute little film starring Marisa Tomei (Wild Hogs, My Cousin Vinny) and Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2, Frida) as Cubans who came over on the Marial boat lift in the 80s. Juan Raul Perez (Molina) is married to Carmela... Full review

I love this movie. I remember I was seeing a play "Ragtime" and I wondered if an immigration movie/play existed that was not incredibly depressing and then I remembered "The Perez Family". It's like that excercise where a shrink tells the... Full review

Alfred Molina and Marisa Tomei head up the cast of this pleasant romantic comedy about a former political prisoner and a former sugar cane farmer who leave Cuba for the United States in 1980 on what I presume to be the... Full review

Personally I happen to like the movie it showed love and the desire through the eyes of a non-typical family in the U.S. this a good movie for anyone looks beyond the perfect lives of a "typical american family".... Full review

I have seen a LOT of movies and, generally, I like all types of shows. Action, humor, drama. . almost any show has some redeeming qualtiy. I say almost because this is the exception. By far, this is the worst show... Full review

If you appreciate the acting ability of Marissa Tomei, such as her great role in My Cousin Vinny, you will like this one. Everyone was superb, except that idiot that ran around in his birthday suit thruout the movie!... Full review

We didn't expect much from this rental that we had never heard of but ended up being delighted. Marisa Tomei was an absolute delight. Angelica Houston was different than we have ever seen her and looked very attractive. Very, very good... Full review

In the case of The Perez Family , the plot depends on keeping Juan and Carmela apart, but it's painfully obvious that this separation is entirely contrived. What The Perez Family clearly succeeds at is being a showcase for Marisa Tomei. ... Full Review

Also, with a runtime falling just shy of two hours, The Perez Family severely overstays its welcome. Though relatively popular with critics as a whole, I found The Perez Family to be a lengthy, unengaging bore. ... Full Review

Her vitality and warmth keep the leaden ``The Perez Family'' afloat for nearly an hour, before it ultimately sinks -- taking Tomei and a group of good actors with it. Chazz Palminteri makes a pleasant appearance here as a soft-spoken, nice-guy detective who starts a romance with Juan's wife. ... Full Review

Well-intentioned and boasting one excellent performance (by Anjelica Huston), "The Perez Family" is an uncomfortable mix of goofy comedy and serious drama, with a bit of romantic mysticism toward the end. Mistaken identities, coincidences and overly contrived incidents abound, and when the film is serious it fares pretty well. ... Full Review

And certainly, the sight of Marisa Tomei squirming and wiggle-worming her way through the early moments of "The Perez Family" provides ample evidence that realism has been left far behind. It's a weird sort of head-in-the-sand movie that manages somehow to be satisfying even while it insults your intelligence. ... Full Review

Constant shuffling between India and America gave her a chance to observe expatriate Indian life at close quarters - an observation that later attained a concrete shape in 'Mississippi Masala' and 'My Own Country', and then in 'The Perez Family'... ... Full Article

"Mississippi Masala" and "The Perez Family," the more it becomes clear that Nair is not a particularly good filmmaker. "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love" would be a laughable effort if not for the fact that it is such a ... Full Article

Perhaps I should clarify: I don't think only Cuban actors can play Cuban roles, any more than only Jewish actors can play Jews. But as the old Jewish joke goes, it couldn't hurt. ... Full Article

"THE PEREZ Family," a slow-burning romantic comedy in which Cuban immigrants resolve their troubled love lives in Miami, is too overcooked for its own good. ... Full Article

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No se puede vivir sin amor. One cannot live without love. It can be dreamed, but never planned. For 20 years, Juan Paul Perez has patiently endured a prison nightmare by imagining the day he could kiss his wife Carmela... ... Full Article