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New York Post by Lou Lumenick
A majestic conclusion to a nine-plus-hours epic that stirs the heart, mind and soul as few films ever have.
The Wig (La Peluca)
- Mexico
- 2024
- · 70m
Director
Emiliano Rocha Minter
Cast
Luis Gerardo Méndez,
Daniel Giménez Cacho,
Silverio Palacios,
María Evoli,
Gabino Rodríguez
Genre
Comedy
Silvestre, a down-on-his-luck film director, receives an invitation to have a meeting with a millionaire named Ricky. Silvestre decides to try his luck and present his project, a Mexican epic lasting more than three hours about the life of Benito Juárez. The date is at Ricky's house, a few hours from the city. Silvestre arrives at the meeting with enthusiasm, but things are not as planned and he is the victim of an elaborate prank.
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100
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
The most emotionally satisfying because, in addition to having both more intimate drama and more spectacular battles, it resolves all of the issues raised before.
100
New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer
Jackson is rare among the makers of epic movies in that he knows how to do the small stuff, too. The Return of the King has “heart”--how else could it pump out all that blood?
100
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Labeling this as a "movie" is almost an injustice. This is an experience of epic scope and grandeur, amazing emotional power, and relentless momentum.
100
Empire by Alan Morrison
Those who have walked beside these heroes every step of the way on such a long journey deserve the emotional pay-off as well as the action peaks, and they will be genuinely touched as the final credits roll.
100
Variety by Todd McCarthy
Represents that filmmaking rarity -- a third part of a trilogy that is decisively the best of the lot. With epic conflict, staggering battles, striking landscapes and effects, and resolved character arcs all leading to a dramatic conclusion to more than nine hours of masterful storytelling.
100
Time by Richard Corliss
The second half of the film elevates all the story elements to Beethovenian crescendo. Here is an epic with literature's depth and opera's splendor -- and one that could be achieved only in movies. What could be more terrific?
100
Newsweek by David Ansen
The second installment was better than the first, and this one is best of all. It has spectacular action scenes and imaginary creatures, and it’s by far the most moving chapter. The performances have deepened.
100
The Hollywood Reporter by David Hunter
An epic success and a history-making production that finishes with a masterfully entertaining final installment.
100
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
The conclusion of Peter Jackson's masterwork is passionate and literate, detailed and expansive, and it's conceived with a risk-taking flair for old-fashioned movie magic at its most precious.
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