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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90New Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinNew Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinA thoughtful, well-acted and well-observed (though bleak) look at what some people have to put up with to get through life.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSobrevivire has a satisfying scope and substance with an appealing blend of warmth, humor and pathos with a dash of tartness.
- 70L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmThe film's jarring shifts in tone ultimately serve well the complexity of the film's narrative entanglements; they feel more honest than similar Hollywood offerings.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThis is a shameless, straightforward soap opera (no Almodovarian excess here!), but it's pretty entertaining on its own sudsy terms.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoCan't overcome the familiar, soapy script.
- 40Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkBears some resemblance to "All About My Mother," but lacks its compatriot's flamboyance, content to traffic in glib banalities and unwitting self-absorption.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsDesperate for a slice of Spanish soap opera? You might try this misguided romantic melodrama.