Comandante (2003)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:8
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.7/10
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: A documentary about Oliver Stone's meeting with Fidel Castro.
Director: Oliver Stone
Reviews for Comandante
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Even when he seems less than forthright, Castro rarely fails to come across as a genial, charismatic guy. But that might just be the magic of the movies. Full Review |
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3/5 |
An opportunity frustratingly squandered, but one which still makes for fascinating viewing thanks to Castro's natural charisma. Errol Morris would have nailed it. Full Review |
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The pair make a smug double act, but you can't fault them for charisma. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The documentary that, according to HBO, isn't good enough for you to see. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Fidel is up to everything Stone lobs gently at him, and even replies to the film-maker's rather crass philosophising, of which there is far too much. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Ultimately, Comandante feels like little more than a backslapping love-in. Full Review |
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2/5 |
While it's fascinating to get Castro's perspective on things like the Bay of Pigs invasion, the missile crisis, US intervention in Latin America and the Cold War, we can't help but feel that Stone is bending this documentary for his own personal interest. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
As it would have probably taken another 30 hours to prise out more substantial detail from the man, you have to give Stone credit where it is due. Full Review |
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2/5 |
While it's fascinating to get Castro's perspective ... we can't help but feel that Stone is bending this documentary for his own personal interest. Full Review |
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Stone should be justifiably proud, for he has crafted a compulsive piece of cinema. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
The result is a candid portrait, if not a multisided one, of a man whom the Western world has perhaps known little about other than his beard, his fatigues, his cigars. Full Review |
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In all, we get a better sense of who this guy is, a man who has spent more time on the international stage than any world leader today. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Comandante
August 09, 2006:
Critical Consensus: A Brave New "World," A "Step" Down, And No Screenings for "Pulse" and "Zoom"
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