20 Centimeters
Metascore
58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    75
    Monica Cervera's fearless performance as the homely Marieta, whose movie-made dreams of glamour will never come true, is mesmerizing.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    63
    The chief attraction in the overlong 20 Centimeters, besides ample soft-core sex, are the well-staged musical numbers.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    60
    With a mug like hers Cervera must have realized this was her big chance to star in a musical, and she gives a dazzling performance.
  4. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Connie Ogle
    50
    The dance numbers grow tiresome after a while, and director/screenwriter Ramon Salazar throws in so many calculated oddities that it's impossible for anyone to become too attached to his characters.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Brown
    58
    Here's yet another self-consciously ''Almodóvarian'' confection, studded with small odes to the glory of self-creation.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Holland
    70
    Showing a stylistic bravura and confidence rare among upcoming Spanish helmers, Ramon Salazar's campy 20 Centimeters is a self-regarding but vastly entertaining sophomore effort that fuses a wide range of influences -- Hollywood musicals, neo-realism and early-Almodovarian kitsch -- into a distinctive, giddy whole.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Laura Kern
    70
    A brash, vivacious concoction of dark comedy, light drama and musical performance.
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Drew Tillman
    30
    The musical numbers are dreadful and the jokes barely register, but more disappointing is how rote the exploration of the transgender dilemma is.

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User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. MatthewK.
    9
    I saw this movie at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) and I, along with the 200 or 300 other people present, really enjoyed it. It's over the top and not incredibly deep, but it is different. It is raunchy, it is silly, it is depressing..it is infinetly memorable. This is the sort of movie that deserves a cult following.… Full Review »
  2. JavierT.
    10
    I thought this movie was extremely human in every sense -- funny, tragic, sweet, mean, sloppy -- all the while gorgeously shot. The musical numbers felt fresh and alive. I loved this!… Full Review »
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