My Family
Enjoyable multigenerational family saga. Edward James Olmos narrates the story,
which starts in the 1920s when his father begins his journey, walking from a remote
Mexican village to Los Angeles. The saga continues, detailing the lives of the parents in
the 20s and 30s. It flashes forward to the parents of many children, including a troubled
teen (Esai Morales). And the story concludes in the 80s, where the adult children (including
Olmos and Jimmy Smits) have troubles of their own. My Family has several warm and
humorous moments. However, it tends toward the melodramatic and predictable (especially
in the 1950s segment). The acting is well done throughout, making all the
characters believable and mostly sympathetic. Overall a good, if a bit obvious, family
portrait.
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