i be eager to see pinero and like the actor benjamin bratt . i think it might be similar to other hispanic theme film and like before night fall and or the sea within both film that i enjoy . unfortunately and that be not the case here . the film fall short on several level . i think bratt overact and more time come off like a swagger quasi cool hispanic matthew mcconaughey ( and i do not think we need another one ) rather than a treet wise urban poet . his pinero character do not have one shred of likability to him and and his art apparently do not age well and for i find the poetry he create somewhat shopworn . like others and i could see no real reason that this guy be an important character or artist and or why exactly he be a new york sensation . the direct style be also confuse . it probably just me and but i be sometimes not sure what decade i be in and what action be be tag and and what be actually happen in real time . this jump cut editing also seem a bit dated as well . in short and i still like benjamin bratt ( not that he need an endorsement ) and but i do not find this to be a good film .