(Sorry for the lateness, everybody. I've got a lot on my plate lately with schoolwork and family issues, so I may not be updating as often. But until then, I'll go as fast as I can to crank out good reviews for you.)
When a comedian wants to show that he can do more than just comedy, he'll flex his acting muscles a bit and do something different than his normal work (and whether that's good or bad I leave up to you). This even applies to already talented actors (Nicolas Cage, master of the freak out, pulled off a surprisingly cool performance in Kick-Ass). Sometimes the comedian will do something great, like 50 First Dates or Punch Drunk Love. Others wind up with something infamously terrible (Bonjour, Jerry Lewis). So it was only natural that eventually a comedian like George Lopez would try his hand at some redemption. (Redemption for what? Have you ever SEEN some of his routines?)
I think there's some sort of hat that comedians draw out of to determine what kind of serious film they get into. I can almost see the brainstorming session for Lopez's now:
Announcer: Welcome, Hollywood executives, to the Wheel Of Film Deals! Today's show is brought to you by Old El Paso fake Mexican food, and tonight's special guest is almost the same: Ladies and Gentlemen, it's George Lopez!
George Lopez: Hey, everyone! It's a pleasure to be here! You know, a funny thing happened on the way to the show taping-
Announcer: No time for Jokes, Lopez. Please, spin the wheel and see what kind of film you get to attempt to redeem yourself for some of your worse routines in!
George Lopez- Wait, is that how we do this? Trejo told me there was an obstacle course and that I had to wear this sparkly suit...... I bought it off the guy for 700 grand.
Announcer- Is that why you look like a balding, hispanic Elvis?
George Lopez- Why that lying jerk! Soon as I get back there I'm going to clean his clock.....
Announcer- Don't mind Danny, he's just joking around. He's been that way ever since Spy Kids.
George Lopez- Really? That long? I mean, I imagined after Danny Trejo's cameo in Muppets Most Wanted he'd get a little goofy side, but I didn't think it went so far back.....
Announcer- Just spin the freaking wheel already.
And so he spun the wheel, and it landed on "Documentary".
Announcer: Congrats, George! That's the first one we've seen in a while!
GL: Ok, sounds fun. What's it about?
A: Some kids in a bad school who build a robot while evading the local immigration laws. We've got the script lined up and everything.
GL: How are the kids at acting?
A: They're not bad, actually. Although one of them kind of looks like a grown-up version of one of the kids in The Critical Frog's old Yu-Gi-Oh club (hi Christian!)
GL: Who's The Critical Frog?
A: Nevermind. Just get to filming.
OVERALL RATING: 7/10
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Putting aside the bad jokes, Lopez gives a very good serious performance laced with a tinge of his typical humor. There are some sweet scenes here and there, and the eventual building scenes and robotics competition are engaging to watch, and for what it is, it's a decent documentary.
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