"Sangre de mi sangre" is so open-ended and it leaves so many questions unanswered that anyone who watches it is guaranteed to feel unsatisfied after it's over. It might have been quite a cinematic achievement if its screenplay wasn't so uncompromising and frustrating and ambiguous, but it isn't. However, what does make it a somewhat rewarding experience are the performances from Jesus Ochoa, Armando Hernandez, Paola Mendoza and Jorge Adrian Espindola, all of whom I am unfamiliar with. Writer/director Christopher Zalla doesn't paint a pretty picture of New York or the human race with his gritty, grimy depiction of the city and its inhabitants. "Sangre de mi sangre" is a maddening film because of how it refuses to give us what we want, but I can't dismiss it as just another indie effort.

This was a good movie, but pretty unsatisfying. The movie is basically about how Juan (an illegal immigrant) goes to New York and steals the belongings of another immigrant named Pedro, and tries to steal his identity. The opening scene was of Juan running away from other people who looked like they wanted to beat him up. You didn't know what he was running from, or why. Then he hops aboard a truck to New York and meets Pedro who is going to New York to see his estranged father. I can't say if the entire movie was realistic or not. I guess it could be, but it seems pretty unlikely. Anyway, I really liked the entire concept of the movie. Juan is trying to pull another scam, while Pedro is left searching the streets for his father. The only thing I really hated was the ending. It ended to fast. There wasn't any closure. What happened to the characters? It seemed like the movie ended just like it had started. Juan was still a scammer, Pedro (if he was even still alive) was still looking for his dad and the girl was still a druggie. I would've liked it if Pedro had met his dad-- isn't that what we've been waiting for this whole time? I do like how the movie ended with Juan running away, which is how the movie started. I thought that was clever and gave a little insight into Juan's future. He will probably always be a con artist, especially if he has gotten away with it twice already with lots of cash to show for it. I didn't like that aspect of it. I wish Juan would've gotten caught or learned a lesson of some sort. I don't think he did. I also would've liked the climax to be more climactic. You know? As soon as Juan and Pedro see each other for the first time since arriving to New York, we only see a glimpse of their interaction! Where's the fight?! We don't see it! That's a load of bullshit. Building up to absolutely nothing. OMG. I'm complaining a lot, but it was a good movie. The execution was excellent and the storyline was awesome. I just wished it had worked out better.