20 Centimeters
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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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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
  1. 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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  2. 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.
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  3. 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.
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