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Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinFascinating and distinctly politically incorrect.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonRichly amusing and sporadically insightful as it offers an up-close-and-personal view of Ivan Thompson, a self-proclaimed "cowboy cupid" who plays matchmaker between American men and Mexican women.
- 70Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoCharming, bittersweet.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIt's both a compliment and a criticism to say that Michèle Ohayon's scrappy documentary ends much too quickly. Every moment of this story - about America's unlikeliest matchmaker - is fascinating. We just need more of them.
- 60Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposA well-done, oft-times entertaining documentary as it presents this unique brand of matchmaking that may or may not be the ideal situation for both parties.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceA 60-year-old eccentric with a knack for self-promotion, Thompson makes an engaging documentary subject. But his plainspoken charm and cornpone shtick can't dispel the film's lingering aftertaste of exploitative condescension.
- Directed by Michèle Ohayon with a light touch and an attentive ear for the regressive attitudes beneath the humor, Cowboy del Amor follows the fortunes of Rick, an easygoing truck driver who thinks most American women are "too hard to please."
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorMichèle Ohayon falls into the old documentary trap - the illusion that once you've found yourself a lovable eccentric to follow around with a camera, you automatically have a movie.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film doesn't quite manage to sustain interest for the duration of its 86-minute running time. But it does exert a certain voyeuristic fascination, thanks in no small part to the eccentricities of its central figure.
- 25New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoOhayon doesn't judge Thompson or his customers, but you don't need to be a Harvard-educated psychiatrist to realize that the bunch of them are dirty old men who treat women as commodities.