Octubre
New Yorker Films | Release Date: May 6, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The New York TimesManohla DargisMay 5, 2011
With a visual style and a deadpan humor that owes an obvious debt to the Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki ("Drifting Clouds"), they hold their shots long enough for you to scan details, look deep into faces and think on how little (or much) it takes to be happy. Here a painted Jesus hovers on a chipped wall, but it's an unholy family of three that finds heaven on earth. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisAug 18, 2011
Octubre is a quick, quiet movie that distills Lima, Peru, to a downtrodden version of its more dynamic current self. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. MusettoMay 6, 2011
Octubre has the feel of something Jim Jarmusch might have made in his early years -- lots of dark humor that you'll think of in the middle of the night, and laugh about. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJ. HobermanMay 4, 2011
There's a message here regarding loneliness and emotional isolation, but the movie's real miracle is that, however precious its premise, this slow-burning not-quite heart-warmer-never succumbs to cuteness. Read full review
65
NPRJeannette CatsoulisMay 6, 2011
Somber and insubstantial, October nevertheless suggests that the Vega brothers are developing a careful, painterly style. Whether they will be able to match it with narrative depth remains to be seen. Read full review
40
Time OutKeith UhlichMay 4, 2011
Though it holds your attention all the way through to an enigmatic, spiritually tinged climax, the movie leaves you wanting more than the Vega Vidals' secondhand artistry is able to provide. Read full review
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