100
Film Threat by Phil Hall
A symphony of small gestures, throwaway glances, brief exchanges of unexpected observation and silences which actually say more than pages of dialogue.
Whisky
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- Uruguay,
- Argentina,
- Germany,
- Spain
- 2004
- · 99m
Director
Pablo Stoll
Cast
Andrés Pazos,
Mirella Pascual,
Jorge Bolani,
Daniel Hendler,
Ana Katz
Genre
Comedy,
Drama
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship. A hilariously deadpan and life affirming depiction of solitary life.
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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.
80
Village Voice by Dennis Lim
The film is a model of precision and economy, from the scrupulous framing and editing to the dryly note-perfect performances.
75
Boston Globe by Wesley Morris
A fine film of few words and very little motion.
70
The A.V. Club by Scott Tobias
Mordantly funny deadpan comedy.
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.
70
Variety by Todd McCarthy
A whimsical piece of deadpan drollery, Whisky plays like Aki Kaurismaki, South American style.
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.
20
Chicago Reader by J.R. Jones
The witty title aside, this is a miserably dull exercise in stingy-Jew humor and post-Jarmusch nonreaction.
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