Critic Reviews
| 80 |
Baltimore Sun David Zurawik
Emotionally, the ending with Zamora's death is totally overwhelming. It's intense and deeply affecting. That's a credit both to the way Zamaora lived the last five years of his life--and the way in which the film captures that journey. |
| 80 |
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
Zamora, who was HIV-positive, forcefully promoted the view that AIDS was a health issue and that people needed to take responsibility for themselves. His message propels Pedro, a well-meaning film drama. |
| 80 |
PopMatters Todd R. Ramlow
As much as Pedro is Pedro Zamora’s story, it is just as much the story of Judd Winick’s coming into a critical consciousness about the realities and politics of AIDS in the United States. |
| 75 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
Pedro presents a flawless saint--and that ironically enough is the movie's real flaw. |
| 75 |
Entertainment Weekly Jennifer Armstrong
The story of HIV-positive Real World cast member Pedro Zamora (Alex Loynaz) is well worth the tearjerker treatment. |
| 70 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
While it's never fully triumphant, it moves past bleak to become defiant and hopeful. |
| 60 |
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
The film itself--even with a screenplay by Oscar-winning "Milk" scribe Dustin Lance Black--is just all right, typical of its generally disappointing kind, a mix of re-creation and speculation that on the whole is far less compelling than life. |
| 40 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
This is the kind of lazy life story that runs through a few notable moments, tries to wring a few tears, and never captures the person and the heroism that led to the making of a biopic in the first place. |
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