Quinceañera

Quinceañera is a rare bird of an indie, a sharp-eyed analysis of class conflict that still manages to leave you as choked up as a proud auntie on her niece's 15th birthday.

Not bad, but I can't say I had much involvement in any of the characters. Not only are most of the characters superficial, but so is their depiction. The dime store morality doesn't, and the attempts at something more fall flat. The cultural touches outside the main plot are pretty well done, though.

"The directors avoid the leeringness of the Larry Clark teen-sexploitation." - Ed Gonzalez