Intrepido: A Lonely Hero
Emerging Pictures | Release Date: May 8, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
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0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonMay 5, 2015
Amelio might just be trifling around, and sometimes that's how the film feels — rudderless and unsure of its own purpose. If fuzzy thematic thrust doesn't bug you, however, the essence of Albanese as a shrugging everyman for post-debt-crisis Europe may be its own reward. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireNov 12, 2015
What comes across as genuine in the film, and might also help explain its origins, is its air of melancholy and loneliness. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenMay 21, 2015
Director Amelio turns Antonio's brief stint at a "real" job into a piercing and visually striking glimpse of hypocrisy and corruption — a glimpse too of the film that might have been. Read full review
50
The DissolveScott TobiasMay 6, 2015
Amelio’s latest, Intrepido: A Lonely Hero, reveals the same strengths and weaknesses as his work two decades ago—an appealing sincerity and social awareness, dogged by a mile-wide sentimental streak. In this case, when Intrepido tilts from whimsical comedy to metaphysical drama, it falls right off the cliff. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineClayton DillardMay 4, 2015
Gianni Amelio bogs down into a family drama that's neither supplementary to the film's initial quest or a fulfilling substitute. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergMay 7, 2015
Digressions involving suicide, child abuse, immigration and unions muddy the film’s meaning rather than illuminate it. Read full review
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