A routine music business cautionary tale, the film shuffles its decks ever so slightly by casting a Latino actress as its lead, but doesn't do enough to shed the exasperating confines of the star-is-born genre.
Filly Brown
This is my life.
2013 · 1h 40m · R
Drama, Music
Directed by
Youssef Delara
,
Michael D. Olmos
Overview
“Majo” Tonorio, a.k.a. Filly Brown, is a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist who spits from the heart. When a sleazy record producer offers her a crack at rap stardom, Majo faces some daunting choices. With an incarcerated mother, a record contract could be the ticket out for her struggling family. But taking the deal means selling out her talent and the true friends who helped her to the cusp of success.
Director and cast
- Youssef Delara Director
- Michael D. Olmos Director
- Resmine Atis as Linda
- Baby Bash as Caeser
- David Bianchi as Driver
- Jorge Diaz as Eddie Vargas
- Chingo Bling as Rayborn
- Marisol Doblado as Karla (voice)
- Gina Rodriguez as Majo Tonorio
- Jenni Rivera as Maria Tonorio
- Edward James Olmos as Leandro
- Chrissie Fit as Lupe Tonorio
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
More heartfelt, humanistic, and entertaining than such a cliched showbiz cautionary tale has any right to be.
Almost despite our will, the cast keeps us invested in Filly's furious resurrection.
Unfortunately, the film is marred by a story, situations and stereotypical characters that strike all-too-familiar chords.
A trite piece of storytelling, with character development and plot points that feel not so much lived in as borrowed from other movies.
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