The list of cast members was heavy: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lili Taylor, Marcia Gay Harden, Darryl Hannah, mary Steenburgen, and you can't help but think that the scenes were probably extended to give everyone time to be in their element...and that may have worked against this film. The real heroes of this film, I have to admit, are everyone (and everything) meant to support it: the mexican cast, the location, scenes of Mexican life.
John Sayles told the story of Lone Star really well and maybe I was expecting the same approach. Still, this film exposes a lot of prejudiced views that are not always caught on film and is worth watching, if only to be witness to such realities.
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