Between Us (2009)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

This film is an insult to the intelligence of anyone who grew up Colombian in New York City. The rest of you can wallow in the 'grittiness" and the 'emotion' of the film, but those of us who have lived the immigrant experience, especially the Colombian one in New York, would find this nothing more than overwrought, sentimental tripe.Not to say this didn't, or couldn't happen; but if two young children are suddenly homeless, while surrounded by their fellow countrymen, (Jackson Heights at one time had the highest concentration of Colombians in the nation) in the greatest, richest, most generous city in the world, and the best their mother can do for them is make them sleep in a park and force them into child labor collecting trash, then let's just say they didn't exactly win the lottery when it came having a mother. Any modern immigrant would watch this in disbelief seeing that this deserving mother was not availing herself our social safety net. "But she didn't speak English, and was brand new in the country!", you say ....Oh please !!! No Colombian immigrant, especially by the eighties or nineties when this movie supposedly takes place, steps into this country without having a support network of family and friends ready, willing, and able to lend a hand, or guide them to the proper services should the need arise.I do not say this lightly. I am Colombian and grew up in Queens in the sixties and seventies. My own family had tough times; we were even left homeless and destitute in the early seventies when we survived a horrific car crash that left my father hospitalized for a year.Family, friends, neighbors, even total strangers rallied to our cause. In our case, it was the Church, in the form of Catholic Charities, who provided for us, and got us over the toughest time of our lives.Enjoy the movie for the acting and the sentiment, but if you think you've seen 'reality' ... well then, you're probably beyond hope anyway.The most real thing in the movie was the empanada making ... try them! .... they really are DELICIOUS!!!!

From the trying streets of Queens, New York, Entre Nos, captivates the compassion of an immigrant family struggling to make it in America. The complexity of the modern issues of immigration becomes real, as the lives of mother Mariana and her two children (Gabi and Andrea,) unravel into poverty. Through the use of a strong storyline, directors Gloria La Morte and Paola Mendoza, create a cold world for the most needing hands.As the storyline progresses and the role of each character becomes evident, the stunning performances of the actors is heart wrenching. Mariana's conviction to caring for her two children is stunning. At an age where giving up seems to be the easier route, she holds on to them with every ounce of her soul. Through her struggle of dialogue with the world around her, Marian's efforts to find work are nothing short of painful. The particular ability of Gabi and Andrea to perform such important roles at their age is simply impressive. As the times get worse for their family, their clear a deliverance of emotion entitles them awe. Gabi assuming the job of the man of the family in such a mature manner brings about very heavy emotions. Standing guard over his mother and sister on their first night on the streets, the audience can feel the power of direction.It is the modern American tale. It is the story of the dream, from the ground up. The truth behind how the world can beat you down and the drive to stand back up again. Offering hope to hold on, Entre Nos is a film deserving of praise.

Entre Nos was a great movie! This movie was about a young woman fighting to find the life she had after her husband leaves her with nothing and forced out to the streets with two young children. It shows what families from other countries coming to America struggle with on a daily basis. The way this movie is filmed is in a natural lighting in Brooklyn New York, but they still add in the lighting to make parts seem more dramatic. The city seems very dirty with trash blowing around when they are walking through the city. Their clothing gets torn and dirty when they are sleeping on the streets and it makes you feel terrible and want to help them with everything when watching them struggle. The mother in the movie is a real fighter and does anything she needs to keep her children safe. In one part when she gets a place to stay and has enough money left over to buy one bag of potato chips, the children share it. It shows you how hungry they are when the children are licking the salt out of the bag while the mother watches. Its a hard part to watch and to know that this is a true story is so upsetting. The ending is great! It will be worth going through the very emotional movie and seeing the trouble in which this family goes through. I would recommend this to anyone! Its something I think everyone should see. Its hard to watch but its something that happens in America everyday. The mother is so strong and for her to be the director and an actress in it is amazing! The actress does a great job knowing that a part of her family went through this struggle so her heart is in this story. Amazing movie its definitely a must see for everyone!

Entre Nos provides a completely different perspective on immigration. Being based on a true story about the director, main actress and writer's (all the same person) family, you begin to wonder where American's get their ideas about immigration form. When most Americans think about immigration these days they think of people stealing jobs and depending on their taxes for the immigrant's children to go to school. However, this movie offers an almost disturbing alternative to this cushy life American's picture. Between the abortion, the trash collecting, the father leaving the family behind and all these other horrible events, it's hard to look at immigration in that light.In the beginning, we are introduced to a Latino family from Colombia that seems pretty happy together in New York City. They have food to spare, friends over for dinner, clean clothing and a roof over their head, but when the father leaves you know he's not going to come back, and with him, he takes away the stability that the family has been depending on. There's not any food, clothing or even a place to sleep at night soon after he leaves.During this time there is only trash and bleak surroundings that are gross and dangerous. The lighting is harsh on the screen and brings out shadows in not only their surroundings, but their faces, and helps add to the overbearing grimness in the film. Not to mention the sad tune playing in the background, but the thing that makes this film all too real to the audience has to be the expressions on the actors/actresses faces and the way they are dressed. The tired, pained and hungry expressions that you find in all of the faces is so real this almost seems more like a documentary than an art-house film. Then there's the clothes that they're wearing are filthy and covered in dirt, and just hanging off of them. Their belongings are small and mostly hold no real significance. Other than the family photo that the son keeps in his pocket to remember the times when his father was around.This was a great movie about survival, and I'd recommend it to anyone that wants to watch a heart-wrenching film for a good cry. I'd even recommend it to anyone that thinks that immigration is some life of luxury, in order to see an alternative point of view.