A Thousand Peace Clouds Encircle the Sky
Strand Releasing | Release Date: April 16, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
10
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70
Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
Graced with a shimmering visual style and sense of lyrical self-consciousness that owes a debt to French visionary Jean Cocteau, the modest film provides further evidence of Mexico's recent cinematic renaissance. Read full review
60
Film ThreatStaff (Not credited)
A young man wanders the streets looking for love. There you have most of the plot of Julián Hernández's masterful debut feature. But what a rich cinematic journey this is! Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyJon Strickland
If first-time writer-director Julián Hernández lets his knotted narrative get away from him too often, he nevertheless shows a miraculous sense of style for a 31-year-old. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterRichard James Havis
Hernandez's desire to utilize all the armaments of the filmmaker hits the viewer with a visceral force. What could have been a mess turns out to be a success. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It all amounts to something less than an 80-minute Calvin Klein advertisement. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Ultimately, the film is the kind of neither-fish-nor-fowl work unlikely to satisfy anyone: There's not enough hot-and-heavy action for thrill-seekers, and not enough substance for those looking for above-the-waistline kicks. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Self-indulgent in the extreme, Julián Hernández's laconic ode to heartbreak feels like the work of a lovelorn teenager. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
A murky and morbid dirge of a gay romance. Read full review
30
VarietyEddie Cockrell
Handsome but dramatically static drama. Read full review
30
Village VoiceJorge Morales
All the stylistic flourishes can't hide the lack of an actual plot, character development, or point. Like Gerardo, we wait, hoping something will happen, knowing nothing will. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A bleak, static mood piece about adolescent emptiness. There's little dialogue, and what there is offers the scantest information about Gerardo, who, as played by Mr. Ortuño, conveys an impenetrable blank-faced melancholy. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
It's a victory of tone over storytelling, though perhaps a Pyrrhic one. Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
It's as pretentious and wispy as its title. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
Hernandez's debut feature is a thuddingly slow, often wordless portrait of emotional pain. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
By embracing a static plot, making Gerardo a depressed Robotron and Mexico City a ghost town, Hernandez only succeeds in alienating us, even while focusing on the most universal of themes: Breaking up is hard to do. Read full review
20
Dallas ObserverMelissa Levine
Alas, the film has good intentions, but it's a failure. Just try to stay awake. Read full review
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