Amores Perros Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 11 Critic Reviews
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The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

A film in which nothing is what it seems, this is the kind of genre touch that Mr. González Iñárritu expands into something far more haunting.Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

The most enthralling movie of the year.Read the full review

Variety | David StrattonAdd Critic to Favorites

He (Gonzalez Inarritu) handles a complex plot with clarity and precision while keeping audience members on the edge of their seats.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Anguish ranges from gritty and realistic to the tragicomic soap opera found in Pedro Almodovar's films.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

As bloody as any recent film. But it's shot through with a harsh, stony humor that's invigorating enough to be regarded as a slap back at death.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

One of the great films of our time, or any other.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a film of high energy, punctuated by rock music and a dark wit, yet it is capable of profound reflection and tragic irony.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

Fierce, loving, and electric, this movie's got bite as well as bark.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

The gritty, Oscar-nominated "Traffic" is a limo ride compared with the bloodletting in this year's foreign-film nominee from Mexico.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Amores Perros will be too much for some filmgoers, just as "Pulp Fiction" was and "Santa Sangre" certainly was, but it contains the spark of inspiration.Read the full review

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