Bread and Roses was a good movie in some ways, and has some appeal in showing the sorts of barriers and prejudices Latinos face in the U.S. The acting in general was good, but I had some issues with the script writing. In particular, the pro labor stance taken here (noted by other's) was presented in a bit over-simplistic terms (particularly later in the film) and the organized labor response employed situational ethics. Furthermore, the bad guys in the film (except possibly the manager, Perez, masterfully played by George Lopez) were in general portrayed as simpletons, who could be rather easily outwitted. Maya's character almost reminded me of La India Maria (the character popularized by María Elena Velasco ) at points. I wish Rosa's character was more developed, the presented part was well handled (I don't wish to give spoilers here).
So I gave this film a 6 out of 10, as a well intentioned but somewhat weakly scripted story. The acting was generally good. The depiction of latino-anglo, black-latino and native born latinos-mexican born latinos was well portrayed.
So I gave this film a 6 out of 10, as a well intentioned but somewhat weakly scripted story. The acting was generally good. The depiction of latino-anglo, black-latino and native born latinos-mexican born latinos was well portrayed.