Directed by Joe Menéndez, Ladrones follows a pair of modern-day hoods who rob the rich and give it to the poor.  This is the sequel to the hit movie, Ladrón Que Roba a Ladrón. Starring two of Univision’s biggest stars, Fernando Colunga and Eduardo Yáñez, they play Toledo and Guzman.  The hoods set out to steal the original 1848 Texas land grants and return them to their rightful owners. The grants were stolen from the lawful owners by Miranda Milroy, played by Jessica Lindsey. She plans to level the ranches to build a cultural center where she will sing opera.  How these two pull off this caper is quite good.

The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles throughout.  It feels like a TV movie, though.  Comedy is mild, not raunchy, so I can’t figure out why it is rated PG-13.  The storyline is simple, though the movie is slow at times due to a bit of action. On an upbeat note, Jackie, played by Cristina Rodlo, is funny and super intelligent, and her ranch hand boyfriend, played by Vadhir Derbez, is undoubtedly hired for just his looks. The characters keep the movie entertaining, but the plot is just too straightforward, with not enough hooks to keep me intensely interested.

Though you think this is a guy’s movie, it is not. Families with older kids can watch this movie without much flak. Some points in the story go unexplained or are so simple that they don’t bother me.  Like when Toledo and Guzman nabbed the land grants. The situation should have been handled, but it wasn’t. The conflict kept going, which didn’t make sense.