Rotten
There's a low-key New York drama lurking somewhere, but Barron can't seem to decide if he's making that or something more flashy.
Tom Huddlestone, Time Out
Overview
The social anxiety of a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher working in a Queens diner provides the psychological engine that powers this blend of drama and magical realism.
Director and cast
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Rotten
Overburdened with disorienting stylistic devices and contrived plot elements that reduce the psychological depth to which it aspires.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
In this case, what looks like an ambitious film-school project, complete with heavy-handed sincerity, experimental camera style, and an overplayed central metaphor, becomes gently lyrical and melancholy.
Tasha Robinson, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Barron's direction is low-key but efficient.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten
The movie suffocates under the weight of too many wrong choices.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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