68
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklySpringall also deftly weaves the film's most dramatic moments with lighthearted comedy, and the result may be Mexico's best film in years.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasHas 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.
- Disarmingly endearing.
- 80Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderThe 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.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerIt'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.
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghA brightly colored, picaresque adventure that's equal parts telenovela melodrama and pop-magic realism.
- 63New York PostHannah BrownNew York PostHannah BrownThe premise is so sad it's impossible to chuckle at the often heavy-handed humor.
- 50Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonA Mexican film that reaches for a very weird and risky tone, and, I think, fails.
- 50Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThere's no gold dust to be found here, just an awful lot of stick-on glitter.