Illegal Tender
Illegal Tender
| 24 August 2007 (USA)
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After the gangsters who killed his father come to settle a score, a teenage boy and his mother turn the tables on the killers - one Latino family's quest for honor and revenge as the hunted become the hunters.

Reviews
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
adrianmanzano-35-729508 Whats to say about Latino Scorcese reshuffle, lack of originality Cliché after cliché, Over acting, Ridiculous motivations.Decent use of music. Is this the best we can do?how about a filmmaker with the balls. Is there anyone out there? someone who's not gonna cut to the gun. "but without violence they won't come" maybe. Or at least the gangbangers wont. But you can try something else that may show a different side life. Something deeper. and Who knows maybe you'll find a voice.
churwilliams My Dad and I watched this movie together. I am a movie buff and was very skeptical when a friend told me to watch this. I hate wasting time on a bad movie and have been known to stop a movie midway on many occasions. With that being said, this movie was excellent. It had a great story line, surprisingly great acting, good cinematography, location change to the awesome looking Puerto Rico and beautiful woman without being slutty or nasty. I was on my edge the whole movie eagerly awaiting what would happen next. It kept me guessing and I guessed right sometimes and I guess wrong a few too. The movie keeps you interested the whole movie and never wavers. The cast is great and the acting is surprisingly great. The lead male does great in his first lead role. Some of you will remember him from other movies where he plays good secondary roles. He shines in this role and you will see a lot more of him. WATCH IT, YOU WILL LOVE IT
vilj-1 What a little jewel of a film, and to think that I almost missed it because of negative comments by some viewers and critics. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. You have to take it for what it is and just enjoy the ride. It is an action-packed thriller, well acted and never boring. Although John Singleton was only a producer of this film (it was directed by Franc Reyes). If you enjoy Mr. Singleton's type of films, you will certainly enjoy this one. I highly recommend it for EVERYONE, but especially for those that understand Spanish. Reggaeton star Tego Calderon, acting on his first film, was fantastic, as well as the performances of Rick Gonzalez, Dania Ramirez and the wonderful Wanda De Jesus. It was a hard-hitting film, with gripping action and suspense, with a great music soundtrack. Do yourself a favor, rent the DVD and see for yourself. You won't regret it.
datdudesketch I wanted to watch this film ever since I seen the trailer. I sometimes wait a while to catch the movies I want to see so I'll have some entertainment for the home screen and I gotta say that it was definitely worth the wait. Wanda De Jesus is just so damn sexy with a gun in each hand! Why anyone thought the acting was bad is completely beyond me. Wanda and the rest of the cast delivered really good dialog and realistic emotions as far as I am concerned. Rick Gonzalez has always been one of my favorite young actors, his character was so entertaining. Dania Ramirez... kudos! I wasn't happy with her past films, especially X-Men: The Last Stand, yet she does the damsel in distress role pretty good. Not all the characters can be tough as nails, come on! The story had me a little peeved due to the lack of info exchanged to between characters, but by the end it all comes together and makes sense. I say to put the red ink away and just be entertained by this one... you'll won't be disappointed.