Rotten
Carmen Marron's underdog tale of a Hispanic chess team makes too many predictable moves.
Bill Edelstein, Variety
Overview
Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose has the chance to use his skills and for once in his life, finds himself in the spotlight, as he tries to help his team make it to the Texas state finals. As their coach, Mr. Alvarado, teaches his students the meaning of perseverance and team effort in the face of adversity, Jose discovers his own strengths and uses them to bring his broken family together.
Director and cast
- Carmen Marrón Director
- Rico Rodriguez as Jose
- Efren Ramirez as Mr. Alvarado
- Rene Rhi as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent
- Noel Elim Rivera as Checkmate Coach
- Valente Rodriguez as Coach Stevens
- Cassie Brennan as Sandy
- José D. Cantú as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent
- Ivan Cisneros as Peter
- Ivonne Coll as Abuelita
- Hector Filizola as Teammate 2
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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Rotten
The otherwise congenial film plays itself to a draw because of flat characters and a script that overdoes the melodrama in the service of checking off a series of genre tropes borrowed from sports movies.
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
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