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Metascore
22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversA landmark musical tribute.
- 90L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertTrueba reveals his subject organically, letting the music speak for itself.
- 90Washington PostWashington PostThis is one fan's valentine to the music he loves. It just happens that the fan is a terrific filmmaker and the music loves him back -- and we get to see it and hear it all. What a treat.
- 89Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanAustin ChronicleMarrit IngmanThe result is total immersion in the moment of the music, sure to send jazz fans over the moon.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonScene after scene in Calle 54 just knocks you out.
- 88USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkThe result is almost enough to make an audience levitate.
- 80TV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsTV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsThis is one of the most infectiously joyous celebrations of musicmaking ever committed to film. See it and be ennobled.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamIt is a spellbinding hour and 45 minutes of pure music, Latin jazz to be specific.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyTrueba's movie is nearly undone by its shapelessness. Because the filmmaker imposes little in the way of form (or drama) on his subject, his film is a good listen without being a particularly good watch.
- 60SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorCalle 54 doesn't have that coherence or vision of the "Buena Vista Social Club."