The Guatemalan Handshake Reviews
Top CriticOn the index of quirk, this winsome indie scores quite high.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Although Rohal's goal seems to be a rich character study, the movie works best as a celebration of small-town Americana that persists well into the 21st century.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
This sweet nothing has invention and personality to spare, not to mention marvelous mysteries, quirky connections and cockeyed running gags.
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| Original Score: B
Shadows on the Wall
Deliberately quirky almost to the point of distraction, this offbeat comedy is an enjoyably puzzling film.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Film Threat
An entertaining and visually exciting film. It has an oddly meandering pace that is riddled with quirky characters in weird situations.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Arizona Daily Star
An understated, surrealist comedy that is more successful at being weird than funny.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
A frustrating example of convention-defying filmmaking that tries too hard to be different.
