Bound By Honor

1993, Movie, R, 180 mins

Bound By Honor: Review

A sprawling drama about Chicano life in Los Angeles, BOUND BY HONOR contains powerful moments, but characters get lost in the epic sweep. Blond, blue-eyed Miklo (Damian Chapa), half-Anglo and half-Mexican, is torn between two cultures, desperate to prove a Latino heart beats beneath his creamy skin. Miklo's cousin Paco (Benjamin Bratt) seethes with resentment and anger at the world, while Paco's gentle half-brother Cruz (Jesse Borrego) sees painting as his ticket out of E... read more leave a comment