End of the Century: reviews

What the critics say average 8.0 from 8 outlets

• 9.0 IndiewireLucio Castro "Castro's gentle touch guides the narrative, the camera, the characters, and the intimacy with the confident ease of a much more experienced filmmaker". Read
• 9.0 The TelegraphTim Robey "A love story that?s almost too beautiful to describe (...)". Read
• 8.5 New York TimesGlenn Kenny "This movie is an ambitious and ambiguous (...) and a promising first feature". Read
• 8.0 The WrapCarlos Aguilar 'End of the Century' is a sublimely haunting experience that will make you sigh in recognition of the what-ifs in your own life. Read
• 8.0 CinemaníaCarlos Marañón "Original treatment of time, the silence and the hesitation of the characters. (...) From Marienbad to Hong Sang-Soo, a love between sleep and wakefulness". Read
• 8.0 El PeriódicoQuim Casas "It has something of the most nihilistic queer cinema by Gregg Araki and Ira Sachs. (...) Based on a good work by its two main actors, 'End of the Century' moves away from some conventions to introduce a new look at gay cinema". Read
• 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterKeith Uhlich Life is going to sort you out, regardless, and End of the Century is at its best whenever Castro keeps things thematically and temperamentally woozy. Read
• 6.5 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw "Although the result is maybe a bit less substantial than Castro intended, there is a certain literary elegance in the way he sketches it out (...)". Read