It's fresh, funny, biting, fast-paced and reasonably perceptive about people and their problems.
88
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Turn a potentially unforgettable movie into a broad crowd-pleaser that sustains itself on three acting performances.
80
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Even the digressions are funny.
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Energetic acting and perky filmmaking help this likable Argentine comedy-drama avoid the sentimentality that intermittently threatens it.
75
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
A movie that will wear you out and make you misty even when you don't want to be. It's a gushy, sometimes-maudlin, often-charming movie that highlights the importance of little things.
A warm and affectionate Argentine film of wide appeal that is an Academy Award nominee in the foreign-language category.
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The New York TimesStephen Holden
May be as exhaustive a study of one man's midlife crisis as has ever been brought to the screen. But as the movie lopes along, exhaustive becomes exhausting.