Cuba feliz
Empire Pictures Inc. | Release Date: June 12, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Chicago ReaderJ. R. Jones
The film is music from beginning to end, and nearly every note of it is magical. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
It's hard to focus on the travails when the music is so lively and good. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The film is virtually wall-to-wall music with very little commentary -- it's obvious that, given the chance, these musicians would much rather play than talk. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
The spontaneity of the music itself is unquestionable and captivating. Like Saudade Do Futuro, Cuba Feliz is somewhat unsatisfying, leaving too many questions unanswered in its stream-of-consciousness wanderings. But it also preserves ephemeral art that might otherwise be lost. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
In painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people, the movie exalts the Marxian dream of honest working folk, with little to show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Every trip requires patience, and this one brings plenty of rewards, in the ecstatic sounds of a country most of us haven't been able to visit firsthand. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJonathan Perry
Grittily beautiful film that looks, sounds, and feels more like an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story. Read full review
50
VarietyDavid Rooney
Not quite a documentary, it's more like a musical travelogue that doesn't quite sustain feature length and seems ideally suited to a shorter TV version for music webs. Read full review
50
Village VoiceRichard Gehr
Frustratingly, Dridi tells us nothing about El Gallo other than what emerges through his music. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
While the performances are often engaging, this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour TV documentary. Read full review
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