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Director Stephen Purvis and writer Chris Haddock never rise above the material's inherent pulpiness, but they keep the twists coming until the very end.Full Review
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide
An ambitious, low-budget neo-noir, Stephen Purvis' El Cortez navigates the genre's tawdry twists and crosses and double-crosses with intermittent flair.Full Review
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
Perhaps in an effort to root the film in the genre, the dialogue reaches for a particular hard-boiled register but grasps only clichs. El Cortez, like so many before it, searches for that nugget in the genre mine but just doesn't find it.Full Review
Los Angeles Times
Perhaps in an effort to root the film in the genre, the dialogue reaches for a particular hard-boiled register but grasps only clichés. El Cortez, like so many before it, searches for that nugget in the genre mine but just doesn't find it.Full Review
Michael Ordona
Los Angeles Times
The script, by Chris Haddock, leaves numerous questions unanswered. It also reflects the character depth and conversational complexity of a 14-year-old's first effort at fiction.Full Review
Anita Gates
The New York Times
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