First, the Metreon mall was recently purchased by Westfield, the brains behind the San Francisco Shopping Centre and all the joy that brings. It seems like they are making some much-needed updates and changes to the Metreon and I'm hopeful that it will rise above the state of empty store fronts, $5 arcades, strange although interesting exhibits, where the best thing it has to offer is a movie theatre and a Chronicle Books. When it first opened, it was the talk of the town, had unique and interesting stores for all ages, and restaurants that inspired. Here's hoping Westfield can turn it around.
Second, La Mission was a bit disappointing. Benjamin Bratt was (of course) quite good and kind of carried the movie. Erika Alexander, who played the female lead, started off strong and then went flat and was unable to carry out the sometimes awkward dialogue in a believable way. I was happy with the Mission's role in the film and feel they did a great job capturing the beauty and diversity of the neighborhood. Some of the stereotypes were heavy handed and the filmmakers fluctuated between hitting viewers over the head and not going into enough detail. And, it was really long for the story, some scenes were drawn out when they could have been paced differently but other scenes were cut too short. Overall, I'd give it a 2.5 star rating on Netflix.
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