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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundIt grapples with emotional enigma of infatuation, and the question of how such a mighty force can also be so fleeting.
- 63RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzThe film’s clever editing (credited to Klinger and Geraldine Mangenot) jumps back and forth through time in intriguing, sometimes intoxicating ways, and even when the drama flags there’s always a stunning image to stare at.
- 58The Film StageEd FranklThe Film StageEd FranklSet in the picturesque Portuguese city of the title, the film demonstrates first-time fiction director Gabe Klinger’s eye for visual storytelling, but his script, co-written by Larry Gross, feels undeveloped for anything further than glib, Instagram-like testaments to cherished moments in time.
- 58The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerIts strongest evocation of poignant, imperfect memory has to do with its leading man, and the glimpse it provides of a fuller career that never was.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis first narrative feature from Gabe Klinger seduces with breathtakingly gorgeous visuals that feel both achingly nostalgic and elegantly modern. These often ravishing aesthetics and stylistic quirks act as soft restraints, keeping us watching despite a near-total absence of story and a thinly disguised attitude of male entitlement.
- 50Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe best thing about Klinger’s time/memory/dream aesthetic is how it looks: the visual equivalent of an audiophile’s nostalgia for vinyl. But the time jumping feels precious, and the screenplay — written by Klinger and Larry Gross — falls too easily into clichés.
- 40ScreenCrushBritt HayesScreenCrushBritt HayesBetween the haphazard zooms and the odd editing meant to evoke the way we re-stitch fragments of memory in hindsight, Porto reads like a short student film pointlessly extended to feature length.
- Whatever the reason, Porto – much of the action unfolds in the Portuguese holiday spot – struggles to convey its passions, despite considerable effort from its two leads, an intuitive soundtrack and handsome photography.
- 30Village VoiceApril WolfeVillage VoiceApril WolfeAll of this is attractive, yet I felt nothing for these people, their pain, or their possible lost future.