I Like It Like That (1994)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Darnell Martin

Writer (WGA):

Darnell Martin (written by)

Release Date:

14 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

For Lisette, everyday has become independence day.

Plot:

Lisette and husband Chino face marital difficulties. She is fed up with the kids, while he has job troubles...

Plot Keywords:

Jail | Marriage | Ghetto | Love | Independence

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Lauren Vélez	...	Lisette Linares
Jon Seda	...	Chino Linares
Tomas Melly	...	Li'l Chino Linares
Desiree Casado	...	Minnie Linares
Isaiah Garcia	...	Pee Wee Linares (as Isiah Garcia)
Jesse Borrego	...	Alexis
Lisa Vidal	...	Magdalena Soto
Griffin Dunne	...	Stephen Price
Rita Moreno	...	Rosaria Linares
Vincent Laresca	...	Angel
Elvis Nolasco	...	Tito (as E.O. Nolasco)
Sammy Melendez	...	Victor
Jose Soto	...	Chris
Gloria Irizarry	...	Mrs. Gonzalez
Emilio Del Pozo	...	Mr. Soto

Also Known As:

Black Out (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #32621) | Australia:M | Singapore:R21 | Spain:13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Director Darnell Martin had a major falling out with her film studio Columbia as she objected to the title change, the fact that they marketed her film as a romantic comedy in the vein of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and that they referred to her in their publicity as an Afro-American female director. Although Martin technically fits that description, she took exception to the fact that the studio was using her ethnicity as a tool to sell tickets.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Lisette Linares: You know what your problem is? You never think about the other person.
Chino Linares: Good night, other person.
Lisette Linares: It's morning, Chino.
Chino Linares: Good morning.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Te amare

A VERY good movie

I'm frankly surprised at the generally low opinion of this film. I saw it and liked it a lot. I thought it did an excellent job of hitting a very realistic tone--no Hollywood glitz or schmaltz here. Instead, we have well-scripted characters with real-life problems, and all of the pathos and humour that comes with them. This movie is alternately touching and hilarious in very effective and "true" ways, and I admire the guts it took to not give this movie a fairy-tale ending. We have no miraculous resolution, but instead a hard-fought and bittersweet partial reconciliation. The acting and writing here carry a good film to a satisfying conclusion. I'm tempted to vote higher than I really feel to boost this movie's overall rating, which I feel is undeserved.