Finding Altamira
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: September 16, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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80
The New York TimesAndy WebsterSep 15, 2016
In Antonio Banderas, Mr. Hudson has a winning de Sautuola of personal modesty, scientific integrity and paternal warmth. Read full review
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Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellySep 18, 2016
Hugh Hudson's Finding Altamira is a rote but engaging historical drama about the eternal debate between truth and mythology. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerSep 22, 2016
Directed by veteran "Chariots of Fire" filmmaker Hugh Hudson, the semi-compelling Finding Altamira is let down by ordinary acting, way too many scholarly adages and a perplexing level of inaction. Read full review
50
VarietyJoe LeydonSep 18, 2016
[Banderas] acquits himself admirably with his restrained yet subtly detailed portrayal of an intelligent man subjected to the stings of intolerant attitudes and professional jealousies. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 14, 2016
Although the script by Olivia Hetreed and José Luis López-Linares traffics in vital ideas and still-timely assertions (“We shouldn’t try to fit facts into a set of beliefs!”), a looser, less self-important approach would have helped. Read full review
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