Santitos
New Yorker Films | Release Date: January 28, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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90
L.A. WeeklyJoseph Trevino
Springall also deftly weaves the film's most dramatic moments with lighthearted comedy, and the result may be Mexico's best film in years. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Has the same kind of humor, charm and sensuality that made "Like Water for Chocolate" the most popular foreign-language film until "Life Is Beautiful" came along. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Disarmingly endearing. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderRonnie Scheib
The incredible adventures pile up unrelentingly, with no inflection, no downtime, and each new space is a set decorator's hallucination, as brightly colored as a candy store on acid. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
It's remarkably bright, funny and sweet for a film that wades through so much sleaze, though it can't escape all of the weirdness it worms through. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A brightly colored, picaresque adventure that's equal parts telenovela melodrama and pop-magic realism. Read full review
63
New York PostHannah Brown
The premise is so sad it's impossible to chuckle at the often heavy-handed humor. Read full review
50
Film.comRobert Horton
A Mexican film that reaches for a very weird and risky tone, and, I think, fails. Read full review
50
Village VoiceDennis Lim
There's no gold dust to be found here, just an awful lot of stick-on glitter. Read full review
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