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Manhattan’s gritty, majestic Lower East Side is the sweltering romantic playground for Victor Vargas, a self-styled teenaged Casanova who, despite his adolescent hubris, has a lot to learn about love. Eager to protect his street-cred after his friends discover he’s been sleeping with upstairs neighbour “Fat Donna", Victor sets out to nab a new girl. Much to her annoyance, popular “Juicy... See Full Description
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Comedy, Drama, Romance and Teen |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 28 min. |
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| Release Date: |
March 28th, 2003 (NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong language. |
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| Distributors: |
Independent Distribution Partnership (IDP), Samuel Goldwyn Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$2,073,984 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...sidesteps the cliches of teenage coming-of-age movies and expands into truth and human comedy." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder
"Both intimate and universal, the film ripples with little human moments we've all lived..." more...
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A- |
E! Online,
"...the film strips characters of their ghetto-tough facades to reveal the pain and uncertainty of a very difficult age." more...
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B+ |
Los Angeles Times, Manohla Dargis
"Writer-director Peter Sollett finds tenderness and realism in a romance between Latino teens in Raising Victor Vargas, his feature debut." more...
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B+ |
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