Alamar (To the Sea)
Film Movement | Release Date: July 16, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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The New York TimesStephen Holden
The characters in Alamar may be playing versions of themselves, but the writer, editor and director Pedro González-Rubio has constructed a film in which the journey has an overarching mythic resonance that evokes fables from "Robinson Crusoe" to "The Old Man and the Sea." Read full review
80
Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
Nature smiles upon Alamar, just as it did on the simple, unfussy charms of "The Black Stallion" some 30 years ago. Read full review
80
VarietyJay Weissberg
A lovely, soulful feature from multihyphenate Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio that plays on the border between documentary and fiction. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthy
A beguiling cross between fiction and non-fiction, Alamar regards the relationship three Mexican males have with the sea. Read full review
80
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Alamar provides a nearly hypnotic immersion in the brilliantly aqua, impossibly tranquil Caribbean--a Paradise Regained not just for Natan, but for everyone Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
It is to González-Rubio's credit that he can celebrate nature so joyously, yet suggest neither the preferred lifestyle of either parent is superior to the other. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid Parkinson
A joyous exploration of family life that will touch and surprise. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeLoren King
A luminous love letter to the Banco Chinchorro, the largest coral reef off Mexico's coast, and to the tender bonds between a father and son. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The plot of the gorgeous Mexican film Alamar -- a father-son vacation -- isn't what Hollywood calls "high concept." But thanks to director-cinematographer-editor Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio, the film might be called "high enjoyment." Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
There isn't much to Alamar--and González-Rubio sometimes seems to go out of his way to keep the film uncluttered by incident-but it's short and agreeable, and touching. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid Lewis
A deceptively simple but enchanting story about a father who bonds with his young son on the Mexican sea, accomplishes something quite complex: It provides a breathtaking sense of place, chronicles in intimate detail a way of life, and touches us with a relationship that develops naturally, right before our eyes. Read full review
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