A Day Without A Mexican

This is a movie I've wanted to see since I first saw a preview for it.....uh, a very long time ago. Being hispanic, I'm interested in these kind of things, yet it doesn't make me a sucker for them either. This is a movie that asks what would happen if everybody of hispanic/mexican/latino descent just dissapeared from California. You may be thinking this movie is all '¡Viva La Raza!'. Well it's not. This movie doesn't try to widen the gap between the rich hispanic and rich american cultures that exist in this country. You also may be thinking 'Good riddance!'. If you are, I feel sorry for you. Luckily this movie isn't about getting all the illegals out either. This movie just tries to show what it would be like if pretty much 1/3 of California's population just vanished. I've heard many jokes in my lifetime about how dirty, lazy, rotten, stealing/theiving, dumb, stupid, ignorant, blah blah blah mexicans are. It's really easy to say these kinds of things about any group of people no matter what their color, religion, race or creed is. I would bet money that you couldn't find me an example of the things aforementioned from any group of people. However, I'm also willing to bet that you can find many examples of good, hard working, industrious, clean, cultured, loving, caring people from any group as well. This movie shows how people would be missing from key positions in the government, business and industry, entertainment, agriculture, education, etc. It also does it in a funny way. I'd definately label this one a comedy. It's also a bit of a documentary or mocumentary. A bit funny like Spinal Tap or Best of Show, yet not quite that far. This movie tries to get something serious across in a funny way. It also contains factual tidbits and statistics throughout the movie that only backup what the movie is trying to tell. I believe the exact same kind of movie could be made about any people group residing in our great nation. I give this movie two thumbs and a big toe up.