Romántico
Kino International | Release Date: November 1, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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80
Village VoiceJordan Harper
Following a hardworking, goodhearted man as life beats the hell out of him, this documentary is moving almost to the point of exploitation. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
If this terrific documentary doesn't adjust your idea of what it means to have a hard life and a good attitude, you haven’t been paying attention. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesSam Adams
Pain, poetry and perseverance form the backbone of Mark Becker's compassionate, well-observed documentary. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Mark Becker's Romantico is beautifully realized on old-fashioned film. And that's only part of its charms. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
It will be a long time before you forget the deep pain etched into the weary face of Carmelo Muñiz, the mariachi singer at the center of Mark Becker's immensely moving documentary. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The musician is candid about his own demons and gives the filmmakers access to his wife, two very different daughters, and, for a nicely done montage, his family photographs. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A modest documentary, small in scope and ambition, but it achieves one of the higher callings of art in that it forces viewers to look at a something in a newer, deeper and more humane way. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The value of Romantico is that it lets us experience vicariously what Carmelo and others like him go through. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
Engrossing pic is impressively shot, edited and scored. Read full review
60
Film ThreatDaniel Wible
Works best as a beautifully executed and inspirational work of self-sacrifice. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
This modest, unassuming documentary about an illegal Mexican immigrant living in San Francisco is a case study of a life defined by poverty. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderPeter Margasak
Carmelo, the central figure, returns home when his mother's health begins to decline, and his love of family, something of an abstraction in the first part, leaves him deeply divided: he wants to care for them personally, but he can better provide for them by returning to the U.S. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
There's nothing extraordinary about mariachi singer Carmelo Muñiz Sánchez, and nothing extraordinary about Mark Becker's documentary profile Romántico. Read full review
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