A family moves from Bogotá to Atlanta in pursuit of the American dream in “Blast Beat,” the earnest yet muddled feature debut from Colombian-American filmmaker Esteban Arango.
In expanding his 2015 short of the same name, the director and co-writer awkwardly juggles several plot lines and themes, including racism and classism, sibling rivalry, kids’ aspirations vs. their parents’ wishes, a couple of barely-there romances, a potentially groundbreaking scientific discovery, a whole lotta death metal, and even Y2K fears.
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In the middle of all this are real-life brothers Moises and Mateo Arias, serving as co-stars and executive producers. While their fraternal bond gives “Blast Beat” an anchor of authenticity, the fact that they’re way too old to be portraying high schoolers at this point is a major distraction. Both played these roles in Arango’s short film; reprising them for the feature six years later, they’re now in their mid-20s, and they very muc
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