Lowriders (film)

On May 21, 2015, Melissa Benoist joined the cast, replacing Lily Collins and Nicola Peltz.[5] On June 1, 2015, Gabriel Chavarria joined the cast.[6]

Principal photography on the film began in Los Angeles on May 27, 2015.[7] Filming was taking place in a cafe on June 4, 2015 in East Los Angeles.[8]

The film was released in the United States on May 12, 2017, along with Snatched and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and was expected to gross around $1 million from 295 theaters.[9] It ended up debuting to $2.4 million, finishing 8th at the box office.[10]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 57% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[11] On Metacritic, the film has a score 57 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12] PostTrak reported that 82% of audience members gave the film a rating of either "excellent" or "very good".[10]

Huffington Post contributor Dwight Brown wrote: "They’ve created a compelling story with deeply drawn characters and heart-felt drama, which is perfectly dispensed and measured throughout the film. Andrés Sánchez’s camera makes the colors of the retro, lowrider autos saturated and vibrant. Interior scenes in East LA jump off the screen because of Melanie Jones’ production design and Karuna Karmarkar’s set decoration. The art direction, by Hunter Brown and Eve McCarney, keeps the palette in the earth tones or bright primary colors that symbolize the culture and the locale. Mirren Gordon-Crozier takes great pains to make the clothes look real, like they belong to the characters and not the wardrobe department. Editors Billy Fox (Straight Outta Compton) and Kiran Pallegadda (American Heist) put their foot on the gas pedal and don’t let up until the final credits come after 98 judiciously chosen minutes of footage. Overall, the film’s consistent feel and tone is the product of director Ricardo de Montreuil, who uses his background in film TV, advertising and print to make each set visually appealing. Every scene is racked with emotion and every performance is as resolved as possible. Montreuil gives audiences an intimate look at a car culture and a Latino/American experience that had become the lifeblood of Southern California."[13]