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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoShamelessly press viewers' emotional buttons. But the film is so well-made and the performances so accomplished that it doesn't matter.
- 50Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombIf Michiko Yamamoto's screenplay overdoes Magnifico's holy-fool virtue to the point of hysteria, de los Reyes's fluid compositions, dead-on pacing, and knack for eliciting naturalistic performances make the story uncommonly cathartic.
- 50The New York TimesThe New York TimesModest but engaging Filipino tear-jerker.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAmiable, though much too long.