{"id":26517,"date":"2023-06-08T23:43:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T06:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=26517"},"modified":"2023-06-08T23:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T06:43:29","slug":"flamin-hot-offers-a-few-tasty-bits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=26517","title":{"rendered":"FLAMIN\u2019 HOT Offers a Few Tasty Bits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Running Time: 99 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This film from Searchlight Pictures will be available\nFriday June 9th<\/sup> to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all snack from time to time, but rarely do we think about\nwhere our favorite junk food treats come from. The new film Flamin\u2019 Hot<\/em>\nattempts to tell the origin story of a popular Frito-Lay flavor from the man\nwho claims to have invented it while working as a janitor at one of the\ncompany\u2019s factories. Apparently, the validity of the story being depicted has\nbeen disputed and elements of this particular adaptation feel contrived. Still,\nthe cast are charming and the movie does possess some amusing moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The film begins with Richard Monta\u00f1ez (Jesse Garcia)\nnarrating his unique life story, growing up in San Bernardino County at a labor\ncamp. As a young man, he\u2019s abused by his father Vacho (Emilio Rivera) and\nsuffers from mistreatment and racism by locals. After a spell making ends meet\nworking for a local gang, Richard\u2019s wife Judy (Annie Gonzalez) finds herself\npregnant and the couple at a crossroads. Wanting a better life for his family,\nRichard finds a job as a janitor at a Frito-Lay plant. He works diligently but\ncan\u2019t help asking questions about the machinery and operations, eventually\nbefriending engineer Clarence C. Baker (Dennis Haysbert). When sales begin to\nslow and layoffs begin, the lead comes up with a spicy new flavor idea he\nbelieves will save his factory. Richard\u2019s idea meets resistance, but he still\nattempts to pitch the concept to parent corporation PepsiCo and CEO Roger\nEnrico (Tony Shalhoub).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the invention of a new fast food product sounds like\nan odd concept for a feature film, the movie does use it as a way to tell an\ninspirational story. This is about an outsider struggling to overcome every\nobstacle imaginable and, in the process, earn admiration and leave his mark on\nthe world. It\u2019s anything but subtle, but the lead is very charismatic and helps\nthe movie overcome some of the formulaic elements. Garcia expertly conveys an\ninquisitive dreamer with a wild imagination and the screenplay takes advantage\nof the character\u2019s trait. Richard\u2019s trials are well-rendered and his\nfrustrations are relatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are also plenty of amusing comments and some humorous\nbits in which Richard imagines what is occurring in PepsiCo boardroom meetings\nand dreams of taking revenge on a superior for treating him poorly. In fact,\nall of the performers playing family members are all very likable. Another entertaining\nbit involves young family members reacting and giving their opinions as various\nflavor formulas are created at home and tested on them. And Shaloub manages to\nearn a chuckle or two as a CEO both surprised and impressed by the initiative\ntaken by a janitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As mentioned, the storytelling is a bit blunt. Early\nsections involving Richard\u2019s life before arriving at Frito-Lay are\nmontage-heavy and almost overloaded with narration. The film rushes to deliver\ninformation about the lead\u2019s early life, while setting up personal family\nconflicts that come into play later in the feature. This is also an uplifting tale,\nmeaning that although viewers witness plenty of conflict, every issue from\nchildhood abuse, family member proselytism, to interactions with gang members\nand interpersonal problems with coworkers is dealt with and resolved quickly\nand neatly. This approach does make the movie feel more fanciful and fictional\nthan authentic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are some problems with the movie and it\u2019s probably\nbest not to take this adaptation as being an authoritative tale of the actual\nproduct. Some of what occurred in the film may be true, but just as many\nelements stretch believability. Instead, it\u2019s best to enjoy it as a motivating\ntale about fighting adversity and achieving one\u2019s goals. Despite its flaws and\na tendency to forcibly resolve every subplot in an uplifting manner, the strong\nwork of the cast helps one overlook the film\u2019s cliched elements. Flamin\u2019 Hot<\/em>\nmay not be the best movie snack on the market, but it is an agreeable enough\nwatch to earn a modest recommendation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Running Time: 99 minutes This film from Searchlight Pictures will be available Friday June 9th to stream on Disney+ and Hulu. We all snack from time to time, but rarely do we think about where our favorite junk food treats come from. The new film Flamin\u2019 Hot attempts to tell the origin story of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":26518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[213,1537,2789,4177,4262,4660,5724,5935,6251,6912,7643,7644,7645,7646,7785,7967,9474,10634,23099],"class_list":["post-26517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-213","tag-annie-gonzalez","tag-biopic","tag-cheetos","tag-chips","tag-comedy","tag-dennis-haysbert","tag-disney-2","tag-drama","tag-emilio-rivera","tag-flamin-hot","tag-flamin-hot-film-review","tag-flamin-hot-movie-review","tag-flamin-hot-review","tag-fox-searchlight","tag-frito-lay","tag-hulu","tag-jesse-garcia","tag-tony-shalhoub"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26517\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}