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Emerald Cowboy
Indican Pictures

Emerald Cowboy reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 21 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
0.0 out of 10
based on 9 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Eishy Hayata, and Eva Hayata

In the early 1970's, enchanted by the spell of the emerald, a man finds his way to the exotic and dangerous land of Colombia. With a dream and talent for the stone, he embarks on a journey of struggle and discovery. Twenty-five years later he is an Emerald Czar. The extraordinary life and death of modern day cowboys is seen through his eyes. This is a moving true story that will take you into a world never witnessed before. (Indican Pictures)


GENRE(S): Documentary  |  Drama  |  Foreign  
WRITTEN BY: Eishy Hayata  
DIRECTED BY: Eishy Hayata
Andrew Molina
 
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: September 19, 2003 
RUNNING TIME: 117 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Colombia  
LANGUAGE(S): English / Spanish (with English subtitles) 

Original title "Esmeraldero"

What The Critics Said

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50
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The acting is weak, largely because many of the performers seem uncomfortable speaking English. The last half-hour works up a fair amount of action and suspense, though.
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50
Miami Herald Marta Barber
May not be a work of fiction but, despite its many minutes of real footage, it is far from being a documentary. Lack of truth in advertising notwithstanding, the story of this Colombian cowboy deserved to be told.
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40
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Rich in authentic locales but is unevenly directed by Andrew Molina and is hazy in its chronology. Hayata's story in all its myriad implications might well have been better told in documentary form.
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38
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Having written, co- directed and played the lead in this awkward, ego-driven memoir, Hayata has turned a genuinely compelling life story into an embarrassing vanity production.
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30
The Hollywood Reporter Sheri Linden
Having tackled treacherous terrain to film Hayata's story, the filmmakers miss the opportunity to deliver a scorching testament to the dangers and passions that drive the saga.
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20
Village Voice Jorge Morales
The filmmakers may have aimed for doc-like authenticity, but the result is more like a QVC fabulous fake.
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20
TV Guide Ken Fox
The real-life Hayata plays himself with little conviction, while the rest of the Spanish-speaking cast give the impression that they don't have the slightest idea what their English-language dialogue means.
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20
The New York Times Dave Kehr
Though Mr. Hayata seems convinced that he is a colorful, romantic figure, the movie itself is crushingly mundane and unlikely to attract any audience beyond close relatives.
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0
New York Post Jonathan Foreman
Thanks to the amateurish, spectacularly talent-free quality of its cinematography, direction, writing and acting, Emerald Cowboy is simply impossible to sit through.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 0.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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William F. gave it a 0:
This movie made me physically sick. One of the single worst movies of all time. Mr. Molina did a terrible job, and he needs to quit calling it a documentary because it isn't one.

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