Romantico Critic Reviews

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Los Angeles Times | Sam AdamsAdd Critic to Favorites

Pain, poetry and perseverance form the backbone of Mark Becker's compassionate, well-observed documentary.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

A modest documentary, small in scope and ambition, but it achieves one of the higher callings of art in that it forces viewers to look at a something in a newer, deeper and more humane way.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

The musician is candid about his own demons and gives the filmmakers access to his wife, two very different daughters, and, for a nicely done montage, his family photographs.Read the full review

Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites

Engrossing pic is impressively shot, edited and scored.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

This modest, unassuming documentary about an illegal Mexican immigrant living in San Francisco is a case study of a life defined by poverty.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha RobinsonAdd Critic to Favorites

There's nothing extraordinary about mariachi singer Carmelo Muñiz Sánchez, and nothing extraordinary about Mark Becker's documentary profile Romántico.Read the full review

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