Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
Venevision International | Release Date: September 27, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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70
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
This may not seem to be the stuff of comedy, but a comedy it is, and a compelling one too, laden with hot sex and standout performances. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
While Pantaleón does have its scorching erotic moments and skewers establishment hypocrisy toward prostitution, it lacks the originality and complexity of "Y Tu Mamá." Read full review
63
New York PostMegan Lehmann
Director Francisco de Lombardi fills his sensual film with plenty of gorgeous shots of the lush landscape and its equally exotic, miniskirted "fauna." Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A military satire in the tradition of M*A*S*H and Catch-22, based on Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa's 1973 book. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
Roaming freely between comedy (which mostly works) and drama (which mostly doesn't) before settling on trite sentimentality, the film may not be an altogether unpleasant way to pass the time, but, ultimately, the innocuous Captain Pantoja doesn't earn its stripes. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleJonathan Curiel
A pedestrian film that provides little more than a superficial treat. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick Rutigliano
Sadly, most of Lombardi's movie is too doggedly mediocre to cut loose, overheated (and quite lovely) cinematography notwithstanding. Read full review
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