It's sort of insidious, the way a formula can take over and smother a good idea for a movie.

Flaccid and undefined where it should be taut: Though much is made of its having been shot on location in the dread South Bronx itself, the picture plays like it was made on the Fox back lot.

The film is sincerely direct, at times very raw, showing without compassion or bluntness a world full of misfortunes. [Full Review in Spanish]

Too bad the pic had such an ugly and forgettable story.