At once proudly conservative, passionately idealistic and beautifully assured.
70
Film.comTom Keogh
Film.comTom Keogh
Few movies this year have been quite so rewarding with their 11th hour epiphanies.
70
L.A. WeeklyF. X. Feeney
L.A. WeeklyF. X. Feeney
The picture's deepest strength, however, is the fire Fernán-Gómez conjures from deep within himself, as if "honor" were an extinct volcano he could will into exploding, given enough anger and time.
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
Undercut by funereal pacing and an ending that seems more than a little contrived.
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Old-fashioned storytelling.
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Essentially conversations, confrontations, and an extremely pat -- and very verbal -- reconciliation.
40
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
Veers inconsistently between sit-com jokeiness and nostril-flaring melodrama.
30
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Not only is the dialogue endless...it's like driving behind a 15 mph geezer on a one-way street.