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07/25/03
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Lucia, Lucia (2003)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:21
Rotten:27
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: A relatively simple mid-life crisis story is burdened by overly cumbersome plot devices.
Theatrical Release:Jul 25, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $170,900
Synopsis: Mexican director Antonio Serrano fuses comedy and suspense in this tall tale of children's book author Lucia (Celia Roth, of ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER fame), who becomes the center of a a big mess of... [More]
Starring: Cecilia Roth, Kuno Becker, Carlos Alvarez-Novoa
Director: Antonio Serrano
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01/27/04
The film is enjoyable in the manner of a high-gloss soap opera, but its forays into socio-political commentary are as laboured as its unnecessarily labyrinthine construction.
08/05/03
Serrano keeps the wit coming, and another richly nuanced performance from the lovely, red-headed Roth keeps us always focused on the real mystery of the piece -- whether this appealing woman will find a way to find herself.
08/01/03
A comedy-mystery that's neither funny nor mysterious.
07/25/03
Top CriticLucia, a writer of children's books, dips in and out of fiction in her own life, the line blurring so often that it's hard to tell what's real and what's fantasy in Lucia, Lucia. It's even harder to care.
08/01/03
Top CriticThe movie tries to add too many plot twists and goes on a little long, but there's a lot of material to pack in: a children's book about chickens, embezzling, crooked cops, and that old country favorite - Achy Breaky Corazon.
08/01/03
It's a nifty little premise that becomes even more engaging because of the movie's ability to look at ordinary events through extraordinary eyes.
08/08/03
The charms of Lucía, Lucía rely heavily on the charismatic Roth, who is funny and warm and a lot of fun to watch as she embraces her new life.
07/31/03
A playful, though not strikingly original, engagement of the unreliable narrator, and a fluffy study of the contrast between wish-fulfilling fiction and cold, hard reality.
08/25/04
Lucía reveals a great deal about herself in 110 minutes of self-fulfilling narration, but imagine how much better the experience would have been had the story allowed itself to match that depth.
08/22/03
Lucia Lucia is well acted and creatively shot, but the problem is that at its core lies a mystery that isn't terribly interesting.
08/10/03
This journey of self-discovery hits a dead end long before the closing credits roll.
08/01/03
A genial dramatic comedy that eventually crumbles under the weight of its ambitions.
07/25/03
A vivacious-looking, tartly-scored bore of a movie.
07/24/03
Antonio Serrano, stages his wobbly adaptation of Rosa Montero's novel La Hija del Caníbal with lively, fast-moving efficiency.
07/24/03
Top CriticNo review available.
09/04/05
If you analyze it logically, 'Lucia, Lucia' doesn't make much sense, but if you buy into its zany obfuscation, it can be fun.
08/04/03
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