The Perez Family1995
The Perez Family (1995)
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Cast
as Dottie Perez
as Juan Raul Perez
as Carmela Perez
as Officer Pirelli
as Teresa Perez
as Luz Pat
as Angel Diaz
as Flavia
as Felipe Perez
as Ranjit, Indian Immigration Official
as Officer Rhoades
as Armando `Papi' Perez
as Rivera
as Steve Steverino
as Orlando
as Officer Aiden
as Father Martinez
as Isabel
as Customer #2
as Cuban Official
as Guajiro Drummer #1
as Rivera
as Transvestite on Boat
as Josette
as Giovanna
as Old Guajiro
as Old Guajiro
as Angel's Secretary
as Male Volunteer
as News Photographer
as Guajiro Drummer
as Security
as Cuban Prison Guard
as Woman Buying Flowers
as Woman of Many Faces
as Customer
as Gate Guard
as Customer
as Felipe Perez
as Young Carmela
as Vendor
as Vilma/Raquel
as Guajiro Drummer
as Guajiro Drummer
Critic Reviews for The Perez Family
All Critics (18) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (6) | DVD (2)
The conclusion rushes by without sufficient development: You feel like there's a scene or two missing. But the movie ends with such optimism and bittersweet nostalgia, it sends you out smiling.
With non-Hispanic principal actors and Indian-born Mira Nair directing, this garish romance is a bit of an ethnic pot-pourri, but it's not quite as annoying as it sounds. Huston, in particular, gives it a touch of genuine class.
Mira Nair's consistent exploration of the search for home is admirable, but her movie is burdened by an unconvincing ensemble that's unable to elevate the serio-comic exploration of Cuban immigrants into a poignant tale.
The movie sometimes bends the plausible to set up a laugh, and most of the time I didn't care, because I was enjoying the company of the characters.
Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala found humor in ethnic chaos, and the Indian-born director does so again.
Sensuous and lush with a hint of Allende's magical realism in the bleeding of a man's broken heart and a string of rose petals trailing a line along the belly of a new lover.
Audience Reviews for The Perez Family
A ridiculous comedy, which seems to have a much worthy cast than this film gives it credit; Chaz Palminteri, Angelica Houston, Marissa Tomei and Vincent Gallo all of whom have appeared in much better quality films. The idea as a film is quite comical I guess, collecting family members to create a fiamily, but it was simply a film with a little bit of potential that went horribly wrong.
Super Reviewer
An all-time favorite!
Super Reviewer
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