Neither sentimental nor cruel, yet touching and trenchant, the movie sustains a profound ambivalence right up to the final shot.
60
Village Voice
Village Voice
If you can look past the film's inexplicably straight face, Two Drifters is an enjoyably daffy picture.
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Though the film contains many haunting images, the absence of a solid emotional foundation makes its increasingly preposterous story developments feel arbitrary and ultimately pointless.
With a title nicked from "Breakfast at Tiffany's," Two Drifters styles itself as a classical romance, albeit one in which half the couple is either deceased or deranged.
40
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
The setup and execution of this quietly histrionic tale of the distorting power of thwarted love are so patently ridiculous that the urge to laugh gets in the way.
25
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
With a weak script, utterly unsympathetic characters and a nonsensical plot, it can barely keep plodding along.
25
San Francisco ChronicleJohn McMurtrie
San Francisco ChronicleJohn McMurtrie
An overwrought weepie, it may be inspired by the recent dramas of Pedro Almodóvar, but it comes off as Almodóvar Lite -- muy lite.
12
New York Post
New York Post
It's hard to say what's worse in the strange Portuguese drama Two Drifters: the insufferable wordless stretches, or the sudsy dialogue.