Cantinflas
Pantelion Films | Release Date: August 29, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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USA TodayClaudia PuigAug 28, 2014
Cantinflas is a nostalgic, occasionally schlocky, look at the Mexican icon. While a substantial number of scenes are heavy-handed, the actor who plays Cantinflas— Óscar Jaenada — is a standout. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comAaron AradillasSep 4, 2014
The result, I’m afraid, is a big disappointment, a disjointed mess that tries to create a point-counterpoint narrative with these two savvy showmen, which inevitably tips the scales in favoring one of them. The problem is, it’s not the one you think. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreSep 2, 2014
A historically interesting story is painted in broad, colorless strokes, alternating as it does between soap opera and slapstick. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyAug 28, 2014
Cantinflas the movie tries to capture the magic of this much-loved legend, and it does so in fits and starts. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJonathan HollandJan 1, 2015
Cantinflas hops from cliche to cliche with lazy thoughtlessness. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleLouis BlackSep 3, 2014
This is interesting and fun to watch, but not so much for what it reveals as for what it hints at. Cantinflas just doesn't provide enough for getting a handle on the man, but will have me, at least, doing further reading and watching as it really whets the appetite to know more about this great talent. Read full review
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