From Prada to Nada
A riches to rags story.
A riches to rags story.
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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2011
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A whimsical fish-out-of-water story of two spoiled sisters: Nora (Camilla Belle), a law student, and Mary (Alexa Vega), an undergrad party girl, living with their father in a luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills. Mary has become so "90210" she refuses to admit she is of Mexican decent. When dad suddenly passes away, their posh lives are turned upside down. They discover they have been left penniless and are forced to move into their estranged aunt Aurelia's (Adriana Barraza) modest but lively home in the Latino-centric Boyle Heights neighborhood of East LA.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
28 Jan 2011
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$93
Revenue:
$2,500,000
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Simply put, From Prada To Nada is Sense And Sensibility For Dummies, as set in modern-day Los Angeles.
– Tasha Robinson,
AV Club,
31 Jan 2011
rotten:
There's something crassly disingenuous about the movie's blatant demographic pandering (hooray for immigration-panic jokes!) and half-a--ed condemnation of gluttony.
– Aaron Hillis,
Village Voice,
31 Jan 2011
fresh:
If the effort to shoehorn Austen's social commentary into a modern context sometimes seems nonsensical or forced, the actors-especially now-grown Spy Kid Vega-have charm to spare.
– Ben Kenigsberg,
Time Out New York,
2 Feb 2011
rotten:
The broad humour and cultural caricatures in the film's opening moments will be especially dispiriting to any English literature professors in the audience.
– Jason Anderson,
Toronto Star,
10 Feb 2011
rotten:
It's just predictable rom-com fare in need of a lot more spice.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
11 Feb 2011