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Tasha Robinson, Chicago Tribune: It's all too easy to read Blame It On Fidel as a simple morality tale, an allegory comparing conservatism to childishness, and political awakening to emotional maturity. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: Julie Gavras's wonderful film, Blame It on Fidel, is a deeply political movie that sidesteps strident polemics by viewing the ideological conflicts within a French-Spanish family through the eyes of a smart, willful child. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: The young heroine is rather humorless, but Gavras's intelligence and skillful touch are evident throughout. Read more
Ted Fry, Seattle Times: Blame it on Fidel! is a knowing lesson in film and history that often makes its serious point with a dose of wise humor. Read more
Noel Murray, AV Club: [Director] Gavras knowingly handles [protagonist] Kervel's little flashes of sympathy for the cause. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: What is it about little girls and Franco that brings out the best in filmmakers? Read more
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: A remarkably assured and elegant debut, Blame It on Fidel is the kind of smart, sophisticated and fiercely humanistic film that all movies should aspire to be, but seldom do. Read more
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Julie Gavras, offspring of famed Greek-born filmmaker Constantin Costa-Gavras, makes an assured feature-directing debut with Blame It on Fidel. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The film contains a surprising amount of understated humor. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: A wrenching, funny and wise little picture, with a diva-like junior star at its center. Read more
Tom Beer, Time Out: One of those rare films that maintain unwavering fidelity to a child's view of the world. Read more
Trevor Johnston, Time Out: A deft, original, entertaining and thoughtful look at that moment when we realise the world's just that bit more complicated than we thought. Read more
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Gavras's style is already as assured as her father's, and her ability to balance the audience's understanding of grown-up beliefs with that of a rapidly maturing girl is deft. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Politics -- hardly a movie audience's immediate choice when it comes to entertainment -- becomes a deeply engaging subject in Blame It on Fidel thanks to a 9-year-old charmer who steals our hearts. Read more