From Prada to Nada

2011 "A riches to rags story."
5.5| 1h47m| PG-13| en
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Two spoiled Beverly Hills sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.

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Alicia I love this movie so much
Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.
WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Dr. Farrukh Malik It has 5.5 IMDB rating. If IMDB rating is your major turn on, you better avoid it. However, if you want to watch a light movie that bounds you for fun, you should hit it. It didn't disappoint me. In fact, I enjoyed me evening through midnight.
annevejb I note some comments mentioning this as an adaptation of a Jane Austin. For me that author is way to heavy, but there are light adaptations that make for stories that I can accept as okay fun.If it is an adaptation, it is not a heavy, difficult to get through, sort of story. I find this to be a story to enjoy.If I had to look for a message I would likely get it wrong, but the title, Sense And Sensibility, does remind me of how impossible good sense is these days, of how sense and sensibility are central factors re how to face reality, yet somehow impossible at the same time. If I go no further than that in deep meaning I also note that this is a happy ending story. Reality not appearing to be so well geared to happy endings, see opera as stories re that, I do prefer my fiction to be an escape from that aspect of reality and From Prada To Nada says it all while having a happy ending.I find the background music to be a really fun part of the 'get away from it all' aspect. The first time that I tried to identify the Latin American type songs in a feature, it was something like Mary Kate and Ashley's television competition story, I did not get very far. This East L.A. story is plastered with such music and it is nice and fitting to the story and oh so easy to identify.Soon after I started watching my Blu-ray of this I purchased a DVD of Walkout (2006), a story about a historic aspect of East L.A., an actress called Alexa Vega in the lead. That has more difficult to identify music, including a couple of songs that were around East L.A. during 1968. But the main song is Om Hraum Mitraya by Deva Premal, which I had thought to be eastern Buddhist but is identified in a DVD commentary as Aztec, a more recent interpretation but still extremely fitting. It is used at the start and at the end, the ending it goes on for around ten minutes. Really right.
Wenecca Symon The complex plot and poetic dialogue demand a lot from the cast and audience alike. All aspiring actors should be forced to be watch this film at drama school as it contains the full spectrum of emotions that they would be expected to convey throughout their career, such as happiness, sadness and being in love. Particular highlights include the 'drunk scene' where it is clear the actress had spent time with drunk people, in order to ensure she gave a realistic performance. It is this kind of method acting and attention to detail, that really make this film stand out. Being British, it was great to learn some more about the Hispanic community in the USA. Such was the sensitive portrayal of Mexicans in this film, that I have since cancelled my holiday to Mexico. This film gives such a rich account of the complexities of Mexican culture, that I don't think that a trip there would add anything extra. In short, if you're looking for a sassy, poignant, funny and unpredictable film, then this is the one for you! Jane Austen would be proud to see her name in the credits!
IvanaMilicevic This movie is completely the same as Material Girls with Hilary and Haylie Duff. There are two rich, spoiled sisters who lost their fortune and they have to manage on their own. The title is lovely and I can see that many people link it with The Devil Wears Prada, but it has nothing to do with it. I was surprised when I saw Wilmer Valderrama. He's so hot in this movie and I was like -Is that Fez from 70's Show? What a transformation! I like Mexican culture, houses, costumes and everything. However, I think I wasted my time watching this movie. When I saw Prada in title I thought that it's something about fashion, but it isn't. I recommend it to everybody who loves romantic, teenage comedies.