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This is one fan's valentine to the music he loves. It just happens that the fan is a terrific filmmaker and the music loves him back -- and we get to see it and hear it all. What a treat.
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San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
It is a spellbinding hour and 45 minutes of pure music, Latin jazz to be specific.
63
Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey
Trueba's movie is nearly undone by its shapelessness. Because the filmmaker imposes little in the way of form (or drama) on his subject, his film is a good listen without being a particularly good watch.
60
Calle 54 doesn't have that coherence or vision of the "Buena Vista Social Club."
90
L.A. Weekly by Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
Trueba reveals his subject organically, letting the music speak for itself.
89
Austin Chronicle by Marrit Ingman
The result is total immersion in the moment of the music, sure to send jazz fans over the moon.
88
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
Scene after scene in Calle 54 just knocks you out.
88
The result is almost enough to make an audience levitate.
100
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
A landmark musical tribute.
80
TV Guide Magazine by Steve Simels
This is one of the most infectiously joyous celebrations of musicmaking ever committed to film. See it and be ennobled.