Bless Me, Ultima
Arenas Entertainment | Release Date: February 22, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Village VoiceErnest HardyFeb 26, 2013
Volumes are said about class, assimilation, and the ways the assimilated sometimes shame and scar those who haven't shorn themselves of ethnic or racial signifiers. There is pungency in this shorthand, in these sketches that are richly evocative without saying too much or giving too little. You can't help but wish the movie had more of it. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubFeb 21, 2013
The film often stumbles in translation, trying to define too many characters in too little time. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie OgleFeb 21, 2013
The film isn’t overlong. But it tries to fit so many themes into its brief running time — that it merely touches on most conflicts instead of exploring them in depth or with any delicacy. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreFeb 19, 2013
It’s an engaging yarn, set in a place, a time and among a people rarely represented on the big screen. But “Ultima” is a poetic novel that becomes prosaic on the screen. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Feb 18, 2013
The film's interest in social themes remains background fodder within a far more generic good-versus-evil narrative. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottFeb 22, 2013
Unfortunately, Franklin isn't quite as successful at capturing the depth of the traditions for which Anaya's source material is so well known. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaFeb 22, 2013
The lyrical book is filled with touches of magical realism. On the other hand, the movie is sorely lacking in both magic and realism. It’s all very empty and blah. Read full review
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