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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThis delicious little period piece from Spanish writer-director Pablo Berger is like one of those really expensive chocolates, where you start out expecting a brief sugar buzz and end up surprised by the sophistication and delicacy of the flavor.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickSlyly funny.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe result is a highly amusing folly, rendered with a surprisingly gentle affection.
- 70The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderSuch a joyous celebration of sex and filmmaking that viewers will forgive its director for taking time out to enjoy a little of both.
- 60VarietyJonathan HollandVarietyJonathan HollandSomewhat wacky tale, based on real events, is kept anchored in reality through attention to detail and by first-rate central perfs.
- 50Village VoiceBen KenigsbergVillage VoiceBen KenigsbergIts Saul Bass-y credits suggest an Almodóvarian flamboyance, but this impotent '70s-set comedy mostly skimps on discoteca stylishness.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanHas the dubious distinction of being just about the mildest porno comedy ever made. It's like something the teenage Pedro Almodóvar might have written to shock his 10th-grade creative writing teacher.
- 50L.A. WeeklyKim MorganL.A. WeeklyKim MorganPablo Berger's subtle satire Torremolinos 73 is almost there. Almost.
- 40Chicago ReaderReece PendletonChicago ReaderReece PendletonCamara and Peña are perfectly cast as the bewildered couple, and early on Berger gets some laughs from the one-note premise. But the material grows increasingly stale as the film drags on to its unintentionally creepy finale.