"chop Shop" Starring Alejandro Polanco

"Chop Shop" from the beginning is obviously a low-budget film, but is nonetheless a movie that will captivate you. It entails a brother and sister who are trying to eke out a living on the streets of Queens, NY. Ale (Alejandro Polanco) does odd jobs at a body shop, and engages in petty thievery on the side. His sister works in a food vending truck, but due to problems with her boss, Ale has promised to find her a new job.

When the movie opens, Ale is excited because he has found them a place to live: an abandoned office in the second floor of the building where the body shop is located. It consists of a bed, a microwave, and a small refrigerator. Having access to the bathroom downstairs which comes complete with a shower gives them a fully equipped and functional "house". When his sister inquires as to just how he can get her a new job, he quips, "I got us a house, didn't I?"

Ale has a friend, Carlos, whose uncle has agreed to sell him a used food vending truck for $4500. It needs a new axle and plenty of body work, but Ale's experience in the body shop gives him the know-how to be able to do all this himself. Over the course of the next few weeks Ale saves every dime he makes, stashing it in a tin can which he buries under the floor of an old warehouse.

In the meantime, Ale and his friend decide one evening to go to the truck stop to spy on the prostitutes. What they see there devastates Ale and almost destroys the boys' friendship. It's a situation that Ale is never really able to get over.

Once Ale has saved up enough money to pay for the truck, he has it delivered to the body shop. He is overjoyed and is showing it to everyone and telling them all his plans. He is ultimately devastated when he finds out there is nearly $10,000 worth of work to do on the inside to get it ready to pass a health inspection. This is another blow to his and Carlos' friendship.

This is a wonderful movie that deals with sibling rivalry, friendship, and life itself and delves into the ups and downs of each of these situations. This movie is not rated, but viewer discretion is advised as there is quite a bit of language and sexual themes in it.

By: Christian Jentz

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Christian Jentz is a world traveler who has visited nine countries, and has lived in three. He has been to Europe, North America, and Asia. Through his travels he has developed a love for foreign films. He has written several articles, and contributed to several blogs for BlueCowboyFilms.com . He is multi-lingual. He currently lives in China where he is an English instructor at Datong University.