Imagining Argentina 2003

Critics score:
33 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: Despite its flaws, the film does the job in helping us imagine what that must be like for relatives and friends left behind. Read more

Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times: The concept takes magical realism to a reductive, overtly literal level, trivializing the subject and the people the film tries so hard to memorialize. Read more

Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: Like Life Is Beautiful before it, Imagining Argentina juxtaposes horrific images of torture and humiliation against gooey optimism and thinks it's saying something profound about human resilience in the process. Read more

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David Stratton, Variety: It's sad to see a film which, despite fine work in the various craft departments, fails to succeed on the most basic level. Read more