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Boricua's Bond (2000)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:1

Rotten:8

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: One-sided, too depressing.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: BORICUA'S BOND tells the dramatic story of a young Puerto Rican man living in New York City's dangerous South Bronx. As he struggles to make his dream of becoming an artist a reality, he must... [More]

Starring: Frankie Negron, Val Lik, Big Pun, Tyson Beckford

Director: Val Lik

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08/28/05

Emanuel Levy

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10/08/01

Christopher Null

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02/14/01

Ryan Cracknell

Apollo Guide

Mr. Lik was clearly aiming for the hard-hitting authenticity of the music, but his direction lacks the elusive quality of 'flow' crucial to hip-hop and movies alike.

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01/01/00

A.O. Scott

New York Times

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The film suggests that moon 'n' maul is the standard sexual approach of Latino men to any and every woman.

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01/01/00

Amy Taubin

Village Voice

Amateurish technique by first-time writer-director Val Lik undermines his lofty ambitions.

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01/01/00

Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Like many first films, Boricua's Bond is wildly uneven.

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01/01/00

Lou Lumenick

New York Post

An interesting, if deeply unbalanced, combo of random shots of South Bronx street life.

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01/01/00

Robert Koehler

Variety

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Scenes that might have played believably in the hands of pros here are as laugh-inducing as Laurence Olivier's 'I haff no son!' scene in The Jazz Singer.

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01/01/00

Steve Simels

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