Luminarias
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment | Release Date: May 5, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The movie is very small in scale, but the performances are appealing and Fernandez's screenplay casts an interesting light on the main characters' self-images as Latina women. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Consistently entertaining and offers some sharp observations of the Latino experience. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleHollis Chacona
With wonderful music, interesting characters, and lots of laughter, this picture feels much bigger than it really is. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
There are so many small, satisfying moments when the women are allowed to be real that it's a jolt each time they become superficial symbols. Read full review
60
Film ThreatChris Gore
Not for me, and in spite of that, I found it really funny, smart and sweet. I enjoyed it. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Breezy and eminently watchable. Read full review
50
Village VoiceEdward Crouse
Chock-full of feisty-frank go-girl sextalk speculating on white guys' underplayable size. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
An occasionally charming, sometimes amateurish film . Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
The lawyer is marvelously played by Evelina Fernandez, who wrote the screenplay based on her play. Read full review
40
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Easy to like and difficult to admire. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyDavid Chute
There are surprising grace notes in all the performances, and familiar, friendly faces pop up in supporting roles. Read full review
25
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Comes off as nothing more than a TV soap opera, with overwrought acting, simplistic dialogue and a generic plot.
10
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
A stiff, clumsy, amateurish mess, one of those ethnically righteous movies likely to be endured exclusively by its story's demographic.
0
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
It is a traffic jam of broken hearts, fluxing racial identities and deplorable outfits that has everything but a salsa overhaul of "I Will Survive." Read full review
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