A weak script and poor acting doomed this one for me. The dialogue seemed like it was written by an adolescent, and the story played out like a trite soap opera instead of delving deeper into some of the issues it touches on, e.g. coming of age, rape, divorce, teenage pregnancy, the class divide, and racism. It somehow even manages to make a sex scene in a cave cliché and boring. It probably would have scored some points with me had it used a real Mexican movie star from old films instead of the fictional Elvia Rivera. I liked the indie feel to it and what I think its intentions were, but it never grabbed me.
Review of Gas Food Lodging
