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La Mission
Directed by
Peter Bratt
R
2009
1h 57m
Drama
7.0
50%
72%
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A single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.
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Cast of La Mission
Benjamin Bratt
Che Rivera
Talisa Soto
Ana
Max Rosenak
Jordan
Patrick Shining Elk
Gary
Jesse Borrego
Rene
Kevin Michael Richardson
Dee
Ruben Gonzalez
Benny
Tina Huang
Dr. Chang
Melvina Jones
Regina
Rene Quinones
Esteban
Jayson Johnson
Bar Extra
Jeremy Ray Valdez
Jesse
La Mission Reviews
AV Club
Scott Tobias
La Mission feels more like Sundance fodder from 20 or 25 years ago than something with much relevance today.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
The warmth comes through, even if the storytelling is simplistic and clichd.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
The problem is that the screenplay to La Mission should never have gone before the cameras in this condition.
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
Looks and sounds great with beautiful low-rider cars, colorful location shots and a unique musical score composed by South African musician Mark Kilian ("Rendition"), along with some classic golden oldies on the soundtrack.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
I don't require acceptance and reconciliation, and La Mission is forthright in avoiding easy answers. But does the screenplay shortchange Che by painting him more broadly at the film's end than he seemed at the beginning?
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
The movie might suffice on late-night cable, but it is hardly worth big-screen prices.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Benjamin Bratt brings his A-game to a difficult, potentially clichd role.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Has a false ring.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Benjamin Bratt ably depicts both sides of this character and creates a memorable portrait in the process.
Slant Magazine
Andrew Schenker
A dimly obvious coming-to-terms-with-my-gay-son melodrama.
Movie Retriever
Brian Tallerico
A well-intentioned film that nonetheless falls head first into the kind of surface-level clichs and stereotypes that are usually reserved for basic cable TV movies.
Observer
Rex Reed
Observing the phases both father and son endure as they try to forgive and prioritize in order to survive makes La Mission a poignant and unusual film, one that you won't soon forget.
Village Voice
Melissa Anderson
As subtle as a face-punch, La Mission nobly continues a necessary conversation about homophobia, but paves the way to hell with its own good intentions.
Film School Rejects
Robert Levin
This ripe subject for a sociological essay works less well as a feature film, as Peter Bratt fails to give it the complex shadings and three-dimensional depth it requires.
East Bay Express
Kelly Vance
Lowriders, alcoholism, interracial romance, gang bullies, gay hysteria. The list goes on and on. So does the movie.
Movie Dearest
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Benjamin Bratt delivers a riveting performance.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
Heavy with messages, but it's good-hearted and sincere and creates a strong sense of place.
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
More "after-school-special" than theatrical release material, "La Mission" is a movie that doesn't know how to get at the real story it wants to tell.
New York Press
Armond White
Writer-director Peter Bratt places Che at the center of a multiethnic community that illustrates how pervasive and entranced are notions of masculinity.
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