77
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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe characters in Alamar may be playing versions of themselves, but the writer, editor and director Pedro González-Rubio has constructed a film in which the journey has an overarching mythic resonance that evokes fables from "Robinson Crusoe" to "The Old Man and the Sea."
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfNature smiles upon Alamar, just as it did on the simple, unfussy charms of "The Black Stallion" some 30 years ago.
- 80VarietyVarietyA lovely, soulful feature from multihyphenate Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio that plays on the border between documentary and fiction.
- 80Boxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyBoxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyA beguiling cross between fiction and non-fiction, Alamar regards the relationship three Mexican males have with the sea.
- 80Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanAlamar provides a nearly hypnotic immersion in the brilliantly aqua, impossibly tranquil Caribbean--a Paradise Regained not just for Natan, but for everyone
- 80EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonA joyous exploration of family life that will touch and surprise.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe plot of the gorgeous Mexican film Alamar -- a father-son vacation -- isn't what Hollywood calls "high concept." But thanks to director-cinematographer-editor Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio, the film might be called "high enjoyment."
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThere isn't much to Alamar--and González-Rubio sometimes seems to go out of his way to keep the film uncluttered by incident-but it's short and agreeable, and touching.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleA deceptively simple but enchanting story about a father who bonds with his young son on the Mexican sea, accomplishes something quite complex: It provides a breathtaking sense of place, chronicles in intimate detail a way of life, and touches us with a relationship that develops naturally, right before our eyes.
- 75Boston GlobeLoren KingBoston GlobeLoren KingA luminous love letter to the Banco Chinchorro, the largest coral reef off Mexico's coast, and to the tender bonds between a father and son.