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Captain Pantoja and the Special Services

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Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 14

Fresh: 8

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 5.4/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong sexuality, nudity and language

Runtime: 2 hrs 17 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Sep 27, 2002 Limited

Synopsis: Captain Pantaleon Pantoja (Salvador del Solar) is a straightlaced Peruvian military man with a new wife and a child on the way. Honest and hardworking, he has no choice but to follow orders when he... Captain Pantaleon Pantoja (Salvador del Solar) is a straightlaced Peruvian military man with a new wife and a child on the way. Honest and hardworking, he has no choice but to follow orders when he is given the assignment of supplying prostitutes to troops stationed in the Amazon so that they will stop hassling the limited supply of local girls. Trouble arises though, when Pantoja faces great sexual temptation in the form of one of the "working girls" (Angie Cepedas) and his cover is under threat of being blown by local authorities. Based on the novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, CAPTAIN PANTOJA is spicy arthouse romp. [More]

Starring: Salvador del Solar, Angie Cepeda, Pilar Bardem, Monica Sanchez

Starring: Salvador del Solar, Angie Cepeda, Pilar Bardem, Monica Sanchez

Director: Francisco J. Lombardi

Director: Francisco J. Lombardi
Screenwriter: Enrique Moncloa, Giovanna Pollarolo
Studio: Venevision International Films

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

Francisco Lombardi's film is a bit long, but upholds comedy and jungle sensuality on a very amusing tripod.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
05/09/03
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Sex comedy has a fun premise, but is surprisingly neither very sexy nor funny.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/03
David Noh
Film Journal International

Del Solar's performance as the quintessential company man gives the film an unexpected poignancy: Neither a rebel nor a conscienceless drone, he's a man who knows his limitations and tries to do his best within them.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/14/03
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Director Francisco de Lombardi fills his sensual film with plenty of gorgeous shots of the lush landscape and its equally exotic, miniskirted 'fauna.'

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02/14/03
Megan Lehmann
New York Post
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This film might've fared better if those involved realized how fiercely their material begs for a plunge into the deep end.

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02/11/03
Nick Rutigliano
Village Voice
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A pedestrian film that provides little more than a superficial treat.

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11/22/02
Jonathan Curiel
San Francisco Chronicle
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Pantaleon y las Visitadoras, which has three distinct acts, each of which works as a self-contained little film, runs a whopping 138 minutes. But it remains enjoyable, even as it grows darker.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
11/22/02
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

For a long time, the moive gets by on kooky, erotic charm.

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11/22/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Promises to skewer sexual politics but instead turns out to be a one-joke pony.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
11/21/02
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News
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This may not seem to be the stuff of comedy, but a comedy it is, and a compelling one too, laden with hot sex and standout performances,

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09/27/02
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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09/27/02
AV Club

Wears one down with a long running time and diminishing returns on its wicked premise.

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09/27/02
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
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Goofy but enjoyable.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
09/27/02
John Petrakis
Chicago Tribune
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A sexy, exuberant (if overly long) tale.

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09/26/02
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Without the character detail and internal motivations that presumably exist in the novel, the film feels too schematic, a reduction to types going through the paces of plot.

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09/26/02
Mark Olsen
L.A. Weekly
 
 
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