Museo
Vitagraph Films | Release Date: September 14, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
86
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonSep 13, 2018
Museo is in part a caper film, a heist film, and while it leans on such classics as “Topkapi” and “Rififi” the robbery has its own signature and is done in a visual style that’s hypnotic. Read full review
100
VarietyJessica Kiang
Ruizpalacios spins an irresistibly inventive and unusually intelligent tall tale from this kernel of truth. All the mischief, however, is precisely counterbalanced by a deep affection for his funny, flawed (largely fictional) characters and shot through with a surprisingly biting assessment of the compromised nature of the museum trade. Read full review
91
The PlaylistBradley Warren
It’s an endlessly entertaining, challenging investigation of history that confirms Ruizpalacios’ status as the next big thing in Mexican cinema. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 27, 2018
Museo is a fun, stylish, singular heist flick that’s about so much more than the theft itself. Read full review
90
Screen DailyJonathan Romney
In terms of execution and panache, Museum has the mark of a true original – at least, of a film-maker discovering his own voice through fearlessly trying whatever works, sometimes tipping his hat to tradition, sometimes following his own path with brio. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsNov 15, 2018
Museo is the work of a genuinely creative directorial talent, and the early family scenes, richly detailed and shrewdly acted, provide just the right emotional context for this squabbling, indecisive gang of two. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireSep 14, 2018
The new film combines the filmmaker’s distinctive stylistic verve and droll wit with the talents and charisma of Mexico’s leading international movie star, Gael Garcia Bernal. Read full review
80
Film Journal InternationalEric MonderSep 13, 2018
Ruizpalacios doesn’t waste the movie beating up on Juan’s foolishness. He’s painting a broader picture of ennui, lost suburban souls who seem to want nothing more than to tool around in their car and talk nonsense. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.O. ScottSep 13, 2018
In spite of a meandering story and some fuzzy passages, there is a touch of magic in Museo, a sense of wonder and curiosity that imparts palpable excitement. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
Museum is an oddly genial, garrulous film in many ways – rather like Güeros – and it doesn’t behave quite like a heist thriller, nor exactly like a coming-of-age comedy. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah Young
The story is narrated, off and on, by tag-along Wilson, but Garcia Bernal is in full control of the film. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy BurrJan 9, 2019
Museo is slightly frustrating on first watch, as its themes lie partly hidden behind Bernal’s intentionally abrasive performance and the mix-and-match filmmaking of Ruizpalacios: Bursts of faux-epic movie music in Tomas Barreiro’s score, camerawork that can be ironically portentous, scenes that flit along the edge of the surreal. The connective tissue is sometimes hard to discern. Read full review
75
The Film StageRory O'Connor
The heist sequence alone is a confident mix of visual inventiveness and nods. What the film does lack, intentionally or not, is a clear moral arrow. Read full review
60
Film ThreatFilipe FreitasApr 2, 2019
Ruizpalacios, who did a more consistent job in his 2014 debut drama Gueros, combines adventurous theft, archaeology lessons, family aloofness, and a vitiated friendship all in one. The lens of cinematographer Damián García attractively captures all of this, but part of the energy accumulated during the journey wasn’t always canalized in the right direction. Read full review
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