Edward James Olmos,
William Forsythe,
Pepe Serna,
Danny De La Paz,
Evelina Fernandez
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Edward J. Olmos made his directorial bow with the powerhouse crime saga American Me. Olmos stars as street-gang leader Santana, who during his 18 years in Folsom Prison rules over all the drug-and-mur... read more
DVD Release Date: January 7, 2003
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March 8, 2009This one could have easily been titled Mexican-American History X. It's a little less polished but every bit as captivating.
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November 25, 2008Gut-wrenching, brutal, and powerful, American Me is not enjoyable in the conventional sense, but stands out as one of the most impressive purely dramatic offerings. It's a story of violence and its dehumanizing consequences that, in some ways, is reminiscent of The Godfather, wit... read more
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October 19, 2008"American Me" is arguably the most significant film not discussed in the same breath with crime epics such as "The Godfather." It was clearly made, both consciously and perhaps subconsciously to be the Mexican Godfather film and that is hardly a bad thing. Its honesty regarding t... read more
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December 27, 2006Montoya Santana: I'm sorry to hear about Neto.
Yolanda: I don't know what to say to you.
Montoya Santana: Whatever, you know.
Yolanda: You're like two people. One is like a kid. Doesn't know how to dance, doesn't know how to make love. That's the one I cared about. But the other ... read more -
March 22, 2009I saw this super-violent, hyper-sexual movie when I was a sophomore in high school. I still don't see what it has to do with Sex Education other than avoiding prison.
It was a while ago, I understand that the gang violence was bad, but I didn't really walk away from it with anyt... read more -
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March 12, 2011This is a straight out movie of how the system works. If you havent seen it this movie would you would want to see but not around kids. It has gang life and mostly in prisons is what the hole movie is about. it has twist in it to make the movie more involved.
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January 2, 2009A very true and sad story about the cholo life that goes on in L.A.
Sometimes getting out of the life that you are born into is difficult to get out of. Especially when consequences follow. -
June 24, 2008Excellent as a movie. Plus, a few of the consultants for this movie were killed because they allowed one little mistake into the script. Oops. Still, Edward James Olmos was never better, either before or since, not even on Miami Vice, which he was good on too.
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April 24, 2008This was a very powerful movie ... but it was too much for me... when it came out on video (yes i said video) my whole family decide to watch it and not all together so it was burned out.
Critic Reviews
February 12, 2007
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Worth seeing for Olmos' performance alone.
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
No review available.
February 7, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
No review available.
August 22, 2003
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
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