Spanglish (2004)

By Lisa -
Watched Spanglish yesterday by myself. I really love that movie! I've seen it before but it's been a while.

I am not normally an Adam Sandler fan, as usually his comedies are sophomoric and filled with sight gags and body humor. (I liked Click and The Wedding Singer too - again not the usual juvenile comedy.)

Spanglish is a realistic insightful drama about family relationships. Aside from one sex scene, it's a very clean movie. There really isn't nudity, and that scene really does give you a lot of insight into the marriage relationship between two of the main characters.

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