Eastside (1999)

A young man is transformed from criminal to local hero.

Director:

Lorena David

Writers:

Ravi Chopra (story), Eric P. Sherman

Stars:

Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Bogush, Mark D. Espinoza

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mario Lopez	...	Antonio Lopez (as Mario López)
Elizabeth Bogush	...	Claire Gabriel
Mark D. Espinoza	...	Horacio Lopez
Efrain Figueroa	...	Armando de la Rosa
Richard Lynch	...	Mihalas Gabriel
Maurice Compte	...	Toad
Gulshan Grover	...	Gulshan
Carlos Gallardo	...	Luis
Corbin Timbrook	...	Dr. Ames
Mark Daniel Brandon	...	Pee-Wee
Robert Rincon	...	Vincent
Sandeep Walia	...	Stunt Player
Christine Avila	...	Vincent's Mother
Mary Portser	...	Receptionist
Fitz Houston	...	Car Wash Manager

Storyline

A young man is transformed from criminal to local hero.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Drama | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Kingsize Entertainment site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Eastside. El alma del barrio

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,003 (USA) (16 June 2000)

Gross:

$1,003 (USA) (16 June 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Candlelight Films, Kingsize Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Not Bloody Bad

Listen, people- I don't know what the deal is with all these bad reviews from newsgroups. The genre was new to me, so the characters didn't seem stereotypical from being recycled a thousand times. I LIKED the characters. OK, so the crime boss kinda reminded me of Fat Tony from 'The Simpsons'. Who GIVES?

Some complained that it wasn't slick enough. I LIKED the way it looked. It reminded me of 'Run Lola Run', another of my favourites. At least in the first few minutes, I stopped noticing after that.

And Mario Lopez was good in his role. I thought his scenes were COOL, whether he was at the batting cages or The Salsa Room or failing miserably at eating sushi or whatever. Maybe they could've elaborated on the main character's time in jail a bit more, but his acting wasn't bloody bad.

I'm not saying people shouldn't have the right to say what they thought about the movie or even that everybody should go see it. All I'm saying is that I genuinely enjoyed 'Eastside' because I felt it was a cool movie and I'm surprised that it wasn't better received.