Arizona Republic by Randy Cordova

The movie just hits the nail on the head: that sense that we're just going through life, trying to navigate it the best way we can in each moment. There are a lot of things to love about Truman — including the dog — but that could be one of its best and biggest attributes.

Austin Chronicle by Steve Davis

There isn’t one false move in Tomàs Aragay and Cesc Gay’s beautifully modulated screenplay. Es perfecto.

Village Voice by Serena Donadoni

The film is restrained and observational, its impact cumulative.

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

It sounds paradoxical but, if done right, films about a life ending can be the most life-affirming films you'll see. Truman, a great success in its native Spain, is definitely done right.

Total Film

If the result is unlikely to leave audiences bawling, it’s still a well-observed study of life and loss.

Variety by Joe Leydon

Cesc Gay’s wise, wistful and well-observed film about two friends enjoying a final reunion in the shadow of impending death, is by turns amusing and affecting — and quite often both at once.

The Hollywood Reporter by Jonathan Holland

It’s Gay’s most emotionally direct work to date, thoroughly shedding the clever-cleverness of some of his earlier work, and also his most accessible — a clean-lined, sensitively-written and beautifully played two-hander that tackles complex issues in a refreshingly straightforward, downbeat way.

The Guardian by Leslie Felperin

Camara and Darin contribute outstanding work here, a beautifully meshed pair of performances that reveals nearly everything you need to know about the characters and their inner lives through exchanged looks, shrugs and the odd arched eyebrow.

CineVue by Matthew Anderson

Urging us to grin in the face of impending death, Truman handles grim material with grace, humour and the honesty of two old friends who tell it like it is.

Total Film by Matt Looker

If the result is unlikely to leave audiences bawling, it’s still a well-observed study of life and loss.

Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern

The payoff is sneakily profound — sneakily because this small-scale drama grabs you when you least expect it, often with the help of the dog.

The Playlist by Oktay Ege Kozak

Gay’s picture proves once again that one can construct a comedy out of such material, as long as one respects the subject matter and refrains from being gimmicky in order to feel edgy and cool.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

The film’s real triumph is in how accurately it captures the intricacies of human relationships, especially when tested.

Screen Daily by Lee Marshall

A genuine, likeable, loose-limbed buddy dramedy about impending death.

The New York Times by Andy Webster

This well-made, low-key drama, written by Mr. Gay and Tomàs Aragay, offers some insights into terminal illness.

Screen International by Lee Marshall

A genuine, likeable, loose-limbed buddy dramedy about impending death.