20 Centimeters
TLA Releasing | Release Date: October 27, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Monica Cervera's fearless performance as the homely Marieta, whose movie-made dreams of glamour will never come true, is mesmerizing. Read full review
70
VarietyJonathan Holland
Showing a stylistic bravura and confidence rare among upcoming Spanish helmers, Ramon Salazar's campy 20 Centimeters is a self-regarding but vastly entertaining sophomore effort that fuses a wide range of influences -- Hollywood musicals, neo-realism and early-Almodovarian kitsch -- into a distinctive, giddy whole. Read full review
70
The New York TimesLaura Kern
A brash, vivacious concoction of dark comedy, light drama and musical performance. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
The chief attraction in the overlong 20 Centimeters, besides ample soft-core sex, are the well-staged musical numbers. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
With a mug like hers Cervera must have realized this was her big chance to star in a musical, and she gives a dazzling performance. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyScott Brown
Here's yet another self-consciously ''Almodóvarian'' confection, studded with small odes to the glory of self-creation. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
The dance numbers grow tiresome after a while, and director/screenwriter Ramon Salazar throws in so many calculated oddities that it's impossible for anyone to become too attached to his characters. Read full review
30
Village VoiceDrew Tillman
The musical numbers are dreadful and the jokes barely register, but more disappointing is how rote the exploration of the transgender dilemma is. Read full review
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