Rotten
La Mission feels more like Sundance fodder from 20 or 25 years ago than something with much relevance today.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
La Mission
Growing up in the Mission district of San Francisco, Che Rivera has always had to be tough to survive.
2009 · 1h 57m · R
Drama
Directed by
Peter Bratt
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La Mission
Overview
A single-parent ex-con in the Mission District of San Francisco finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.
Director and cast
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Rotten
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?
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
The problem is that the screenplay to La Mission should never have gone before the cameras in this condition.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
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.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten
The movie might suffice on late-night cable, but it is hardly worth big-screen prices.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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