75
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
Shamelessly press viewers' emotional buttons. But the film is so well-made and the performances so accomplished that it doesn't matter.
Magnifico
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- Philippines
- 2003
- · 122m
Director
Maryo J. de los Reyes
Cast
Jiro Manio,
Lorna Tolentino,
Albert Martinez,
Gloria Romero,
Celia Rodriguez,
Mark Gil
Genre
Drama
With a daughter who suffers from cerebral palsy and a son who's lost his much-needed scholarship, an impoverished married couple begins to abandon their faith and courage in the face of such misfortune. But when a gifted young boy called Magnifico uses his goodness to magically transform their lives for the better, the family's belief in miracles is restored. Suddenly, living with adversity doesn't seem like such a burden.
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What are critics saying?
70
TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox
The very definition of sentimental overload. It's also impossible to resist.
50
The New York Times
Modest but engaging Filipino tear-jerker.
50
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Amiable, though much too long.
50
Village Voice by Mark Holcomb
If Michiko Yamamoto's screenplay overdoes Magnifico's holy-fool virtue to the point of hysteria, de los Reyes's fluid compositions, dead-on pacing, and knack for eliciting naturalistic performances make the story uncommonly cathartic.
30
Variety
A wholesome family movie with a moppet star and tearjerker ending, Magnifico milks the sentiment like an industrial dairy machine on overdrive.
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