Even the Rain (Tambien la Lluvia)
Vitagraph Films | Release Date: February 11, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The New York TimesStephen HoldenFeb 17, 2011
Splendidly panoramic. The scenes of Columbus's arrival and of his imperialist and religious sloganeering, and of the carnage he wreaks, have a grandeur and a force reminiscent of Terrence Malick films. The segments about the chaotic water riots have a documentary immediacy. Read full review
88
Washington PostAnn HornadayMar 3, 2011
Telling an old story in a new way and infusing what might have been a dry political polemic with poetry, passion and unlikely warmth. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeLoren KingMar 3, 2011
An ambitious mix of politics, religion, art, and human drama. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubSam AdamsFeb 17, 2011
It's to the film's credit that its inescapable conclusion seems in doubt until the very end. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazineTim CogshellFeb 22, 2011
The film is at once clever, poignant and timely. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberFeb 9, 2011
While the concept may sound schematic, it is brought to vivid life by wonderful characterizations. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesApr 14, 2011
So potent it nearly succeeds even as a vacuum sits squarely at its center. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianShawn LevyMay 12, 2011
It starts as clever, but it ends in real feeling. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenMay 6, 2011
It's all a bit too schematic, yet the ambition is admirable and the message powerful: Today, no less than yesterday, the weak must be strong to survive, and their strength is endlessly tested. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsMar 11, 2011
Europeans have a taste for both the mechanics of trickery and the machinations of power, and the politically astute Spanish film "Even the Rain" belongs in the same conversation with Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night" and Pedro Almodovar's "Bad Education." Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaMar 10, 2011
Even the Rain strikes a deep and resonant chord. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertFeb 25, 2011
The movie is brave to raise the questions it does, although at the end I looked in vain for a credit saying, "No extras were underpaid in the making of this film." Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFeb 17, 2011
That irresistible thing - a movie about the making of a movie - combined with a bit of a history and a political message. Read full review
70
VarietyJonathan HollandFeb 9, 2011
Iciar Bollain's fifth feature is her most ambitious and best, driving its big ideas home through a tightly knit Paul Laverty script that only falters over the final reel. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerFeb 19, 2011
Essentially three movies in one: The staged reenactment of Columbus's expedition, the filming of that staged expedition, and the contemporary local uprising. It's a lot to bite off, especially since Bollaín's budget doesn't seem to be much larger than Sebastián's. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFeb 18, 2011
More serious-minded than expected, with a unique and savvy point of view. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithFeb 18, 2011
The film achieves a mild uptick in the final act, with a surprise change of heart and a race to save a little girl, but up till then it's thickly earnest -- a conquista-bore. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternFeb 17, 2011
Deeply felt convictions and first-rate craftsmanship-craftswomanship, in the case of the Spanish director, Icíar Bollaín-win out over contrivance in this parallel drama of exploitation in the New World discovered by Columbus, and in the Bolivia of 2000. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick SchagerFeb 9, 2011
Director Icíar Bollaín mixes Even the Rain's various storytelling modes with an obviousness that ultimately negates enlightening intellectual or emotional discovery. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderBen SachsFeb 25, 2011
For all his good intentions, screenwriter Paul Laverty (best known for his work with Ken Loach) is didactic and crudely manipulative. Read full review
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