Ladrón Que Roba a Ladrón.

"Like Ocean's Eleven, if directed by Robin Hood and financed by Telemundo, Ladrón Que Roba a Ladrón is an effervescent comedy coasting on the charisma of its stars," writes Jeannette Catsoulis in the New York Times.

"For once, a plausible ethnic range of Angelenos, playing Angelenos!" exclaims, oddly enough, the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips in the Los Angeles Times. "Joe Menendez directs this genial lark. His TV credits include Real Stories of the Highway Patrol and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and though there's nothing flashy or complex about the way Menendez works with crowds or lays out a suspense sequence, he keeps everybody in the same movie."

"Powered by a brisk pace, lively supporting cast, clever script, and handsome leads, Ladrón offers a good time and a lecture on the dangers of greed and the oft-overlooked importance of immigrants, in roughly that order," writes Nathan Rabin at the AV Club.

Earlier: Susan King talks with Menendez for the LAT.

Posted by dwhudson at August 31, 2007 9:44 AM