51
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonThis may not seem to be the stuff of comedy, but a comedy it is, and a compelling one too, laden with hot sex and standout performances.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasWhile Pantaleón does have its scorching erotic moments and skewers establishment hypocrisy toward prostitution, it lacks the originality and complexity of "Y Tu Mamá."
- 63New York PostNew York PostDirector Francisco de Lombardi fills his sensual film with plenty of gorgeous shots of the lush landscape and its equally exotic, miniskirted "fauna."
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghA military satire in the tradition of M*A*S*H and Catch-22, based on Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa's 1973 book.
- 50L.A. WeeklyMark OlsenL.A. WeeklyMark OlsenRoaming freely between comedy (which mostly works) and drama (which mostly doesn't) before settling on trite sentimentality, the film may not be an altogether unpleasant way to pass the time, but, ultimately, the innocuous Captain Pantoja doesn't earn its stripes.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielSan Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielA pedestrian film that provides little more than a superficial treat.
- 30Village VoiceNick RutiglianoVillage VoiceNick RutiglianoSadly, most of Lombardi's movie is too doggedly mediocre to cut loose, overheated (and quite lovely) cinematography notwithstanding.