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Eastside (film)

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Eastside
Directed byLorena David
Written byEric P. Sherman
Story byRavi Chopra
Produced byRavi Chopra
Mark Roberts
Starring
CinematographyLisa Wiegand
Edited byNed Kerwin
Music byArmando Ávila
Production
company
Candlelight Films
Distributed byHollywood Independents
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Eastside is a 1999 American crime drama film directed by Lorena David, starring Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Bogush and Mark Damon Espinoza.

Cast

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Reception

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Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called the film "sharp, fast and energetic" and wrote that it has "depth, dimension and wit".[1] John Jimenez of the Video Store Magazine wrote that the film is "well-done" with "acting good enough to put it in a class above most in its genre."[2]

TV Guide wrote that while the film was "sturdily acted", it is "basically a PSA aimed to point repeat offenders poised away from the path to perdition and on to the road to social service".[3] Buzz McClain of the Video Business called the film "competent if unthrilling" and "too good-natured for its own good".[4] Michael Speier of Variety wrote that while Lynch "invests his worldly wise caretaker with a degree of spirituality", the "supporting players are flat", and Lopez is "unconvincing as a young man who can steal cars and pull a trigger".[5]

References

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  1. ^ Thomas, Kevin (16 June 2000). "'Eastside's' Star and Heart Overcome Small Budget". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ Jimenez, John (4 February 2001). "Eastside". Video Store Magazine. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Eastside Reviews". TV Guide. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ McClain, Buzz (12 February 2001). "Eastside". Video Business. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. ^ Speier, Michael (19 June 2000). "Eastside". Variety. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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