Leones en invierno: reviews

What the critics say average 5.8 from 14 outlets

• 8.0 35 MilímetrosCarlos Mera A violent, dirty, dark and deeply sad film that takes its time to build the story and draw you, little by little, into a world full of rage, pain and broken characters. Read
• 7.0 AccionCineJesús Usero A Spanish thriller with a sensational cast and characters pushed to the limit by the story around them. Read
• 7.0 El CulturalJuan Sardá There is a moral complexity in Leones en invierno that lifts it above the clichés it seems to skirt at every turn. Read
• 7.0 Noticine "Leones en invierno" is a model thriller in its form, brutally hard at its core and honest about what it offers. Read
• 6.0 FotogramasRedacción The film keeps its pulse despite the odd excess, with a remarkable cast, above all an exceptional Luis Callejo, who brings welcome comic relief, and a radiant María Romanillos in her brief role. Read
• 6.0 La RazónCarmen L. Lobo There is no future in this very dark, dense, bleak and at times excessive thriller (the rape scene was probably unnecessary), set in a Madrid that sometimes seems more dangerous than the Bronx, where almost everyone ends up losing. Read
• 6.0 CinemagaviaPablo Veiga Carpintero It holds the interest, has a solid premise, and Luis Zahera brings the intensity needed to keep his character from becoming a mere avenger. Read
• 5.8 HobbyConsolasRaquel Hernández Luján A hyper-raw, unpleasant thriller brought to life by a sensational cast and solid production values.
• 5.5 El Séptimo Arte A visceral, dry, unsubtle revenge thriller that stands out for the intensity of its cast, its pace and the visual drive of a Pintó who seems to have overtaken Daniel Calparsoro on the inside. Read
• 5.5 EscribiendoCine Pintó makes the past weigh on the present, though he cannot always resist the temptation to explain it. Read
• 5.0 CinemaníaJavier Ocaña However, everything is far too heavy-handed, though at least coherent as a whole and well made. Read
• 5.0 Diario ASRoberto Hernández It's not that 'Leones en invierno' is a bad film, because it isn't. Nor does it reach the level of a good one. The problem is that its ingredients promised much more. Read
• 4.0 ABCOti Rodríguez Marchante Pintó handles the pace and the intrigue with a sure hand, and the plot holds the interest and tension throughout the film. Read
• 4.0 El MundoLuis Martínez Albert Pintó keeps returning to the thriller in very energetic, very violent, very nocturnal ways... to the point of exhaustion. Read