Word: carlitosã
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...movie’s didacticism doesn’t feel unbearably contrived while it’s happening. The depiction of Mexican life, on both sides of the border, is rich and spirited, saving the movie from the danger of being too dour about its characters’ hardships. Carlitos??€™ journey progresses with adequate believability, and the minor Mexican characters that move in and out of Carlitos??€™ life are, realistically, good-hearted enough to be trusted. But then the Big Message awkwardly forces its way into the movie. When David is hesitant to smuggle Carlitos across...
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