80
The film is a model of precision and economy, from the scrupulous framing and editing to the dryly note-perfect performances.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
20
The witty title aside, this is a miserably dull exercise in stingy-Jew humor and post-Jarmusch nonreaction.
70
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
The film's measured pace may put off impatient viewers, but the brilliantly underplayed ending is worth the wait.
80
The New York Times by Manohla Dargis
A deadpan comedy shot through with a vein of despair, the Uruguayan film Whisky is a pint-size pleasure.
100
A symphony of small gestures, throwaway glances, brief exchanges of unexpected observation and silences which actually say more than pages of dialogue.
40
The Hollywood Reporter by Ray Bennett
There is little suspense, however, and while all the attention on the small details of their lives is laudable, it isn't very interesting.
70
Mordantly funny deadpan comedy.
70
A whimsical piece of deadpan drollery, Whisky plays like Aki Kaurismaki, South American style.
75
A fine film of few words and very little motion.