| | Spanglish London Movie Review |
 | | As its title suggests, Spanglish is a film about the failure to communicate and the various compromises that emerge as a result - as such, it practically begs you to draw comparisons between the language barrier that separates Flor and the Claskys and the gaping holes in the mother-daughter, husband-wife relationships. |
 | | In fact, given the film's rather clumsy narrative device (it's narrated by a 17 year old Cristina as part of an essay she's written for her college application), it's a minor miracle that no-one explicitly makes that connection onscreen. |
 | | In short, though Spanglish is unquestionably flawed and is at least 30 minutes too long, it's still worth seeing, thanks to its central performances and a handful of truly great scenes that make up for the film's shortcomings elsewhere. |
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