Published on December 9, 2004 @ 9:29 am .
Spanglish was fantastic! It does a good job of not neatly fitting into any genre, and it defied my expectations over, and over again. The whole production was anti-formulaic from the music, to the script, to the way the characters were presented.
The basic idea is that the movie is a bildungsroman couched in a romantic comedy that never gets sappy.
It’s almost like, American Beauty Lite. It has all the same elements, but it doens’t take itself so seriously.
I predict it to be the sleeper hit of the season, and encourage you to check it out.
Published on December 9, 2004 @ 9:29 am .
According to Bitter Girl, my drinks sound disgusting. Normally, I’d argue (it’s my nature to disagree) but she’s a bartender, and I defer to her opinion on all things alcohol. Thankfully, she’s as supportive as she is a critic, so she left me this drink recipe in comments. I’m sharing it with you verbatim.
Here’s what I make when I get the indecisive girl who doesn’t want to taste the alcohol in her drink. I give you:
The Sorority Slapper
4 counts vanilla vodka
1/2 count cointreau
1 count chambord
1 count rose’s lime
1/4 count orange juice
Pour all ingredients into iced shaker. Shake well. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.
Fluffy girls will love it. Tastes like cotton candy. Looks like a cosmo and it makes them less trendy than the stupid appletini drinkers. Goes down like water.
