Papa: Hemingway in Cuba
Yari Film Group (YFG) | Release Date: April 29, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Rolling StonePeter TraversApr 29, 2016
As a movie, Papa improves every time it shuts up and allows action to define character. Read full review
50
The New York TimesHelen T. VerongosApr 28, 2016
Bob Yari’s Papa: Hemingway in Cuba is more artifact than art. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaApr 28, 2016
Maybe the best reason to see Papa: Hemingway in Cuba is to catch a glimpse of the real Finca Vigia, the property, with its house and pool, gardens, and tree-lined drive, where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote - and famously drank - from 1939 until 1960. Pages of For Whom the Bell Tolls were banged out here; so, too, The Old Man and the Sea. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubAdam NaymanApr 27, 2016
It’s the sort of film that’s destined to be the answer to a trivia question, and not much more. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 28, 2016
It’s an awkwardly constructed movie that doesn’t really gel. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckApr 28, 2016
Although based on a true story, this drama directed by Bob Yari about the relationship between a young journalist and the aging Ernest Hemingway never rings true despite the authenticity of its setting. Read full review
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