Cowboy del Amor

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Though at times funny and engaging, Cowboy del Amor fails to explore the imperialist implications of offering young Mexican women to white American men.

47%

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Movie Info

Ivan Thompson is a retired cowboy who has found a lucrative second career. A self-proclaimed "cowboy cupid," he regularly travels to Mexico to find wives for males who have been unsuccessful at finding mates in the States and can afford to pay his fee.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Michèle Ohayon
Producer:

Michèle Ohayon
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 3, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA):

$4.4K
Runtime:

1h 26m

Cast & Crew

Michèle Ohayon
Director

Michèle Ohayon
Producer

Theo van de Sande
Cinematographer

Critic Reviews for Cowboy del Amor

All Critics (20) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (6)

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April 1, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle
This charming documentary follows Ivan Thompson, the self-proclaimed 'Cowboy Cupid,' as he finds Mexican brides for American men who feel they've exhausted their options on their side of the border.

March 2, 2006 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

Stephen Becker
Dallas Morning News
Thompson is no McNamara, and Cowboy del Amor is no Fog of War. But there is something hypnotic about this self-styled romance expert expounding on the fog of love.

February 24, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
Michle Ohayon's Cowboy del Amor turns out to be one of the sweetest, funniest and most enjoyable nonfiction films you are likely to see this year.

February 23, 2006

Andrew Sarris
Observer
The film doesn't quite manage to sustain interest for the duration of its 86-minute running time.

February 22, 2006

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
Ohayon doesn't judge Thompson or his customers, but you don't need to be a Harvard-educated psychiatrist to realize that the bunch of them are dirty old men who treat women as commodities.

February 10, 2006 | Rating: 1/4

V.A. Musetto
New York Post
One would anticipate the crafting of a sinister satire here, but the film is dead serious and overidentified with Cowboy Cupid's boastful, smirking posturing. A camera in the hand of a director should be more than just a piece of surveillance equipment.

September 29, 2007 | Full Review…

Prairie Miller
WBAI Web Radio
The laid-back, bittersweet peek into this flourishing but little-known world will gratify and intrigue.

March 1, 2007 | Full Review…

Eric Monder
Film Journal International
Taking on a topic-a matchmaker of white American males with Mexican women-that both high-minded liberals and flag-toting conservatives would find offensive, Ohayon refuses to pass judgment on her subjects, instead quietly stands back and lets them talk.

March 19, 2006 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
It's filled with humor and surprises, and no one is more surprising than Thompson himself.

February 10, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4

Ken Fox
TV Guide
I think he knows very well that, at the core of his black little heart, he's basically just a joker of love -- and a danged good one at that.

February 10, 2006 | Rating: 3/4

Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News
Deft and ebullient.

February 10, 2006 | Full Review…

Gregory Weinkauf
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Audience Reviews for Cowboy del Amor

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