Rompecabezas 2010

Critics score:
70 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Stephen Holden, New York Times: With minute facial movements, Ms. Onetto can signal feelings that run from rueful to sardonic, while remaining tantalizingly enigmatic. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: Mustering all the thrills of watching your grandma ease that last jigsaw piece into place, this slender Argentine drama would have worked better as a short -- or, in a perfect world, as an interior novella. Read more

Alison Willmore, AV Club: Though the film reaches a seemingly artificial either/or scenario with regard to the competitive puzzling, its conclusion is pleasing and not at all pat, a portrait of a woman who's learned she deserves to keep some things for herself. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: It's both funny and touching that one of Maria's favorite puzzles is an enigmatic portrait of Nefertiti. With her own enigmatic allure, Maria is the queen of puzzlers. Read more

Mark Jenkins, NPR: It's a modest journey, but a satisfying one. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Will Maria leave Juan for Roberto? Like the rest of the movie, the answer is routine. Read more

Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: The storytelling is as unassertive as its protagonist -- and likewise gets its way in the end. Read more