Stevie Shmeegan

Ouch. Big disappointment. Miranda’s Hamilton lightning fails to strike twice with this attempt to romanticize, even glamorize, a truly seedy neighborhood and hellish existence. Quite a few not-so-cool...okay—unsavory—messages throughout this film. Forced dialogue and lyrics. No real standout music. Preachy, too. Pretty much a rip-off of Aladdin, La La Land and West Side Story all mixed together into one big Boricua burrito. Yes, there is some redeeming imagery and fun dance choreography but, sadly, not enough to make this film what it was trying so hard to be. Grade: C- (and that’s generous). Sorry...Lo siento!