Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle
Caramel Films | Release Date: October 19, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyDec 13, 2018
Along with the loving portraiture are elements of peculiar mystery. Read full review
80
Film ThreatJoshua SpeiserOct 18, 2018
At its core, Lots of Kids, A Monkey, and a Castle is an intimate, humorous, and heartfelt love letter to the filmmaker’s mother and her indomitable spirit and will to rise above the inevitable pitfalls of life. Read full review
80
VarietyJessica KiangOct 18, 2018
Salmerón’s film, crammed as full of tchotchkes and knick-knacks and bibelots as one of his mother’s closets, refutes that, presenting an endearingly haphazard portrait of an extraordinary woman and the family she made — one that has discovered its own, completely unique way to be happy. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJonathan HollandOct 18, 2018
What viewers take away from Kids is the sense that even after 80 years of hard living, it’s still possible to live a meaningful, happy and influential existence — an authentically feel-good message for these feel-bad times. Read full review
70
Screen DailyBen CrollOct 18, 2018
This laidback documentary portrait – directed by her son, Spanish actor Gustavo Salmerón – takes on a casual, boisterously wistful air, as the eccentric octogenarian reflects on her many years, while the extended clan buzzes excitedly around. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 18, 2018
What Salmerón is after, however, is a simple portrait of hilarious exuberance, hard-won togetherness and strange wisdom. That search yields results. Read full review
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