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100
Viewer score based on 2 votes.

Critic Score

85
Critics' score based on 26 reviews.
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Bardem's performance was up for an oscar. He should have won the award for a brilliant performance. The movie is exemplary in many other respects,... as well. Full Review

August 31,2008
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In uniting to honor Arenas, Bardem and Schnabel create something extraordinary.Full Review

Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

It's an horrific and tragic story, but somehow made beautiful through the care and attention of Schnabel's direction and Bardem's tender, unforgettable performance.Full Review

Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

Arenas' life zigzags before us in a manner as heady and unpredictable as it must have felt to the man who lived it.Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

A dense, emotionally satisfying portrait of a man, a time and a place.Full Review

Variety

A dense, emotionally satisfying portrait of a man, a time and a place.Full Review

David Rooney
Variety
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