''Go for It!'' is a 2011 American musical drama film written and directed by Carmen Marrón and starring

Aimee Garcia Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Veronica Palmero on the ABC sitcom '' George Lopez'' (2006–2007), Jamie Batista on the Showtime drama '' D ...

Cast

as Carmen Salgado * Al Bandiero as Frank Martin * Jossara Jinaro as Loli *

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as Gina *Louie Alegria as Pablo *Derrick Denicola as Jared *Andres Perez-Molina as Jesse Salgado

Release

The film was released on May 13, 2011.

Reception

Andy Webster of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review, calling it "an unpretentious rite-of-passage drama whose merits belie the banality of its title." Kimberley Jones of ''

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'' awarded the film two and a half stars out of five, describing it as "earnest and sympathetic but unsophisticated."

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of ''

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'' gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "never manages to conjure an iota of the joyful exuberance that enlivens even the most formulaic dance films."

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, go_for_it_2011 2010s English-language films