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Article: Race, class and gender in Darnell Martin's 'I Like It Like That.'
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- Cineaste
- Article date:
- June 22, 1996
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I Like It Like That opens with a fast-paced montage that provides insight into the different ways men and women view rhythm, sex, and time. Demonstrating her previous experience as an MTV music-video director, Darnell Martin's first sequences don't skip a beat, as she skillfully renders a panoramic view of the cast of characters featured in her story. With the accompaniment of the salsa rhythm of the tune that doubles as the film's title, the filmmaker utilizes Latino visual and musical cadences rather than sustained dialog to shift the viewer's attention from the sights and sounds of the outside world that surround Lisette (Lauren Velez) and her husband Chino (Jon Seda) in ...