A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Even an extended cameo role by Barbara Eden cannot pull this turkey out of the fire. It is badly written, poorly directed, and the actors seem to be reading their lines from a teleprompter. The plot is loosely taken from Taming of the Shrew, rewritten into a long string of painfully caricaturish stereotypes, ranging from rich fat-cats to the iconic Beverly Hills lawn-mowing Hispanic gardener. Some of them were actually amusing in their laughable crudeness, especially the spell-casting witch of a mother in law. The leading lady is not convincingly Hispanic and rarely speaks any Spanish, although the rest of her supposed family seem genuine enough. Maybe she was adopted. I cannot say that the movie was excruciatingly awful, since I did manage to watch it through to the end, but I certainly don't recommend doing so. I have seen better quality of production in amateur theater.

LOCO LOVE is predictable fun. It is one of those films that after the first ten minutes, you know where it is going, and how it is going to end. This is a straight forward story that goes from point A to point B with very few twists along the way. Boy meets Girl. Boy and Girl hate each other. Boy and Girl love each other. Boy and Girl break off their relationship. Boy and Girl get back together. Fortunately there are enough fun scenes along the way to make the journey worth taking.The beginning starts out a bit shaky with a jerky exposition and an incredibly bad mustache. It is apparent that this film was made on a very low budget. I thought I was going to hate this film. However, the story slowly became endearing. It's a Taming of the Shrew meets Trading Places kind of story.The story was hampered by the producer/director trying to be too politically correct. The relationship between Donald and Cat also seemed a bit rushed, but it worked well enough keep my interest. What made this film entertaining was the cast of character actors and the little one-liners they were given.While LOCO LOVE is not great entertainment, it is good enough to nuke some popcorn, curl up on the couch and watch this awkward, silly romantic comedy.

This modern Latin take on 'Taming of the Shrew' is a complete waste of your time and money! The script throws out a couple of interesting ideas and characters but never develops any of them. A Hispanic gardener wins a lottery fortune on the same night his boss gets dumped by his rich wife. In order to open a new restaurant and hang on to his home, the boss agrees to marry the gardener's shrewish, but beautiful sister. The 'crazy' Mexican clan move in with the uptight white guy and before you can say 'ay carumba' they are all one big happy family. The pacing is slow, the look is cheap and the actors are badly directed. It makes 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' look like a classic film!

My boyfriend and I just saw this the other night and thought it was very cute. We loved seeing Laura Harring in a humorous role -- proof that she has great range as an actress! Also, in terms of plot, found the caste reversal of Miguel and "Oso" entertaining.