elvinrstudent To me this film caught my attention in romance because even though the victor wanted to go out with Judy, victor never gave up kept trying fight for what you truly want that like in the path of God but you gotta fight to the very end but not with you strengthen but with Gods when you really have something in front of God a blessing to get it you have to be obedient living in holiness looking for him in spirit and truth each day and also interest me that in the end victor got with Judy even though Judy didn't want to get close to him cause she was scared but it kinda like the word of God but the word of God is better it breaks threw and change and restore.Real interesting the location of where it is that my hometown i lived near but i remember me being in love i used to do everything i could o take care of her buy her a lot of things also running like 12 blocks just to pick her up from school each day were always together but in the end i broke her heart, sad but you learn what you had into you lose it life is full teaching but each teaching you learn from your decisions and each outcome is your decision cant blame no one else if your decision wasn't in their hands

jessellymstudent i love the movie it was very exciting i think the actors did a very good job playing a their role i wish i can play in a movie like that i wanna meet the actors one day i hope they are nice and cool i wanna really play in a movie like that. i like the part when victor invited Judy to dinner and the grandma was praying for the food. i hate the part when the grandma tried to get rid of victor and she couldn't cause the police would lock her up and they would be in foster care. i think the best character i liked was victor cause he funny, smart and cool. i would like to hang out with him in real life. i think victor was the best actor cause he sound serious and he looks hot.

michaelmstudent This movie wasn't bad it had it's moments that dragged you in like the unchaining of the phone near the end of the movie, which could symbolize the family being unchained from their grandmother's shekels which had the movie go on to do scenes that didn't truly represented teens. For instance when they had victor constantly licking his lips because the writer of the movie thinks that's how teenage boys act.

awmurshedkar RAISING VICTOR VARGAS – 9.3/10 Director: Peter Sollett Writer: Peter Sollett With an unknown cast and coming from a debut director, the film turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. Raising Victor Vargas is a 'coming of age' film, if one might call it that, but in every sense of the word, extremely mature. With no special effects or dazzling visuals, Raising Victor Vargas is a must watch for sakes of storytelling and scriptwriting.The film revolves around the story of a youngster Victor Vargas, a Dominican teenager, played exceptionally well by Victor Rasuk. Victor, who is out to regain his image after word of his affair with a 'fat' girl leaks to the neighborhood. To rise to his old glory, he must win over the pretty Judy Marte ('Juicy' Judy Gonzalez). For most parts, the story is just that. While detailing it any further would lead to spoilers, watch out for the most interesting aspects of the film, which in this case are precisely those parts which seem least relevant.The film manages to charm, delight and appease with the smallest of details, ones that are almost always overlooked in films seeking to be larger than life. It is as though the writer/director has understood the simplest secret of storytelling. He deals with nuances of the youth, the teenagers and their daily lives in a very refined and mature manner. Not succumbing to obvious temptations of problems facing the youth, the director dodges all the clichés, from drugs to violence, from rape to vengeance.There isn't really much to say about the film. It is shot in a few locations, with limited characters and resources. Yet the performances are fantastic, the script is simple and funny, the acting is outstanding. The film flows from one scene to the next and very soon without actually realizing it, we are living the lives of the characters, laughing and smiling with them, cheering and hooting for them. Sadly, we haven't seen a lot from Sollett since 2002; hope he makes an appearance soon.