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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigOne of the best films of the year.
- 90VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellUnflaggingly genial and universally funny.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's fresh, funny, biting, fast-paced and reasonably perceptive about people and their problems.
- 88Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanTurn a potentially unforgettable movie into a broad crowd-pleaser that sustains itself on three acting performances.
- 80Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterEven the digressions are funny.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittEnergetic acting and perky filmmaking help this likable Argentine comedy-drama avoid the sentimentality that intermittently threatens it.
- 75Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganA movie that will wear you out and make you misty even when you don't want to be. It's a gushy, sometimes-maudlin, often-charming movie that highlights the importance of little things.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaIt's a wise and endearing little film.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA warm and affectionate Argentine film of wide appeal that is an Academy Award nominee in the foreign-language category.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenMay be as exhaustive a study of one man's midlife crisis as has ever been brought to the screen. But as the movie lopes along, exhaustive becomes exhausting.