It is a smart, sensitive, and entertaining comedy.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 24, 2020

Sandler makes another step toward his transition from comedic actor to serious actor, while Leoni actually evokes sympathy for a character with some serious issues. But it is Vega who lifts Spanglish to its lofty heights.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 18, 2019

Spanglish eventually comes off as compromised and awkward as its hybrid title suggests.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 23, 2019

It would be a tour de force in a film with focus, but Spanglish-at its most basic... is all over the... place.

| Jul 11, 2016

Spanglish is a heartfelt, funny, sad, human story about what people want and what they should do; about culture's colliding and maintaining their individuality; and about what parents do for their children.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 30, 2011

Mixed messages wrapped in stale stereotypes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 28, 2010

It's no masterpiece--I can admit--but the performances won me over in the end...

| Apr 29, 2009

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2008

There's a distinct lack of chemistry here and a strong whiff of moral sermonizing that undermines the romantic impact.

| May 29, 2008

There are signs that a lot has been cut, and in trimming his film Brooks may have squeezed too tight: his movie needs breathing space.

| Nov 1, 2007

The film racks up points for stressing in eloquent ways the importance of one's own roots, even when dwarfed or demeaned by the lure of the dominant, more affluent culture.

Full Review | Mar 30, 2007

While the content isn't always pretty, the lessons are important. And, Brooks, thankfully, isn't afraid to face these themes, ugliness and all.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 11, 2006

A satisfying and grown-up flick that boasts all of James L. Brooksâ(TM) strengths.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 1, 2006

This is Hollywood liberal humanism as muted join-the-dots melodrama, all carefully calculated colouring, broad outlines, and no room for fruitful digression.

| Feb 9, 2006

Phony bourgeois film.

| Original Score: C- | Nov 12, 2005

Vega radiates effortless strength and charm in her first Hollywood role, and Sandler proves to be a gratifyingly unpredictable leading man, self-effacing one moment and hilariously emphatic the other.

Full Review | Sep 26, 2005

Much as Spanglish makes their mutual attraction look magically real and charming, the prospect of John and Flor's romance remains alarming, and not just for the questions it raises about sleeping with the help.

Full Review | Jul 29, 2005

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 5, 2005

Some great lines, some great performances, some very very interesting relational topics, but un-quenching, seldom moving and simply not funny enough to be a comedy.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 18, 2005

A worthy follow-up to [Director James L.] Brooks' 1997 success, As Good as it Gets.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 15, 2005