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Universal acclaim- based on 67 Ratings

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. A stunner: a fiercely brilliant film of such wrenching impact, nonstop drive and unpredictability that watching it becomes an exhilarating ride.
  2. 100
    Has the feel of an instant classic, a melodrama with an exacting precision and a visceral, propulsive energy.
  3. 80
    Though unflinching in its savagery, Amores Perros is always compulsive viewing.
  4. Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    Often thrilling, if overwhelmingly brutal, trio of interconnected short stories.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. JPW
    10
    A great movie that catches your attention for all the two-and-a-half hours that it's long. It captures the three sad stories in such a beautiful, melancholic, aesthetic way For me, all the blood and violence is part of that aestheticness. The movie seems to breathe the town, the atmosphere is conveyed great with, the people, upper class and lower. One of the best movies I've ever seen. Expand
  2. MattA.
    10
    Easily the best film of 2001, and, as some critics have indicated, one of the finest films of all time. The performances, writing, direction, and choice of music are all flawless. It was sad to see this same filmmaker try to create a similar masterpiece with 21 Grams, and mostly fail. If you didn't like that film, still give this one a chance. It truly is amazing. Expand
  3. NikolaL.
    10
    Writer speaks from essential to embrace absurd. Never saw movie that perfect.
  4. 8
    Certainly, a very good movie! Although one of the stories (the one of the model and the dog) was not very credible and seemed a bit forced; as a whole, the movie works well. The first time I watched this film the impression I got from it was not very positive; however, I am happy I watched it again, because I understood if from a totally different perspective, while the first time I did, I was perhaps overly critical. I do recommend the movie! It is intense, endearing, powerful, and at times, brutal...but watching is was a rewarding experience, just the same!...Amores Perros definitely had a huge potential to be even more than what it was... Expand

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