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12 April 2002 (Brazil) morePlot:
"Piņero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piņero... more | add synopsisAwards:
6 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Bratt and Wife Have Baby Boy (From WENN. 7 October 2005)
Bratt and Wife Expecting Second Child
(From WENN. 21 April 2005)
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Could see no reason... more (25 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Benjamin Bratt | ... | Miguel Piñero |
 | Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Miguel Algarin |
 | Talisa Soto | ... | Sugar |
 | Nelson Vasquez | ... | Tito Goya |
 | Michael Irby | ... | Reinaldo Povod |
 | Michael Wright | ... | Edgar |
 | Rita Moreno | ... | Miguel's Mother |
 | Jaime Sánchez | ... | Miguel's Father |
| Rome Neal | ... | Jake |
 | Mandy Patinkin | ... | Joseph Papp |
| Oscar A. Colon | ... | Bodega Man (as Oscar Colon) |
| Miriam Cruz | ... | Bodega Woman |
| Luis Caballero | ... | Shooting Gallery Man |
| Al D. Rodriguez | ... | Cuqui |
| Sophia Domoulin | ... | Shooting Gallery Woman |
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Rated R for drug use, strong language and sexuality.Parents Guide:
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Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:R(A) | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:AFun Stuff
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I was eager to see Pinero, liking the actor Benjamin Bratt. I thought it might be similar to other Hispanic themed films, like 'Before Night Falls', or 'The Sea Within' - both films that I enjoyed.
Unfortunately, that is not the case here. The film falls short on several levels. I thought Bratt overacted, more times coming off like a swaggering quasi-cool Hispanic Matthew McConaughey (and I don't think we need another one) rather than a 'street wise' urban poet.
His Pinero character does not have one shred of likability to him, and his art apparently does not age well, for I found the poetry he created somewhat shopworn. Like others, I could see no real reason that this guy was an important character or artist, or why exactly he was a 'New York sensation'.
The directing style was also confusing. It's probably just me, but I was sometimes not sure what decade I was in, what action was being 'staged', and what was actually happening in real time. This jump cut editing also seems a bit dated as well.
In short, I still like Benjamin Bratt (not that he needs an endorsement), but I did not find this to be a good film.