Puzzle
IFC Films | Release Date: May 27, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMay 28, 2011
It's the kind of movie that creeps up on you, and this is due almost entirely to its lead actress, María Onetto, who looks as though she actually could solve one of those 8,000-piece puzzles. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreMay 26, 2011
Though the film reaches a seemingly artificial either/or scenario with regard to the competitive puzzling, its conclusion is pleasing and not at all pat, a portrait of a woman who's learned she deserves to keep some things for herself. Read full review
70
Boxoffice MagazineMatthew NestelJun 3, 2011
Abolishing obvious innuendo and employing a deft handling of script and character, the film has all the fixings to play like a sleeper in arthouses. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMay 27, 2011
Although Puzzle is a much smaller, less ambitious film without the ominous political subtext of Ms. Martel's masterwork, its story of a woman discovering her special gift and rejoicing in it has implications about sexual inequality in Argentina's middle class. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick PinkertonMay 25, 2011
The self-esteem booster shot provided by the sudden discovery of a prodigious talent is conveyed in a shy, self-surprised amusement by Onetto, accompanied by the slightest loosening of the joints. Read full review
60
NPRMark JenkinsJun 1, 2011
Puzzle has some gentle fun with the clash of staid and hip. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMay 25, 2011
There's too much coyness about the implicit romance across the table; several other tensions concerning female independence go mostly unexplored. But the film's quiet focus on a woman's anxiety is not unwelcome. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. MusettoMay 27, 2011
If the plot of the Argentine soaper Puzzle seems familiar, that's because it's nearly identical to the story in the French movie "Queen To Play." Read full review
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