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  • Starring: Benjamin Bratt
  • Summary: Benjamin Bratt stars in the true story of the turbulent and creative life of Puerto Rican poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piņero. (Miramax Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 5 out of 17
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    100
    A daring, free-spirited and ultimately moving performance by Benjamin Bratt lies at the beating heart of Pinero.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    Ichaso tells Piñero's story through a sometimes disorienting series of flashbacks and flash-forwards, fracturing the time frame to suit the film's internal rhythms, rather than any coherent time line.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    30
    There's a strong movie in this life, but writer-director Leon Ichaso ("Sugar Hill") hasn't found it.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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