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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 98TheWrapCarlos AguilarTheWrapCarlos AguilarEnd of the Century is a sublimely haunting experience that will make you sigh in recognition of the what-ifs in your own life.
- 90Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinIt’s a stirring and delicately reflective piece of work.
- 83The Film StageJason OoiThe Film StageJason OoiEnd of the Century is a love story drenched in a nostalgic magical realism that constantly shifts its own logic, as if recognizing the futility of containing its uncontainable romance.
- 80The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe measured ordinariness of its first section has been a sly setup for a poetic film that handles narrative as a kind of scarf dance.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichThe Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichEnd of the Century is at its best whenever Castro keeps things thematically and temperamentally woozy.
- 80Time OutHanna FlintTime OutHanna FlintA beautifully crafted love story, End of the Century has two understated, thoughtful performances at its heart. It explores its existential themes – of the passing of time and of roads not taken – with delicacy and deftness. It’s a road worth travelling.
- 75Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezCastro’s feature-length directorial debut is a profound and casually artful expression of the lengths to which people go in order to not have to embody their desires.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisIt’s a lovely film that’s poetic, erotic and bittersweet.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt balances what is with what might have been and what could still be, and, although the result is maybe a bit less substantial than Castro intended, there is a certain literary elegance in the way he sketches it out.