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Museo (Museum)

Museo

2018

Alonso Ruizpalacios

Gael García Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris, Alfredo Castro, Simon Russell Beale ...

6.1

773

Thriller. Drama In 1985, a group of criminals mock the security of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City to extract 140 pre-Hispanic pieces from their showcases. MUSEO is loosely based upon true events starring Gael García Bernal and Leonardo Ortizgris as two hapless veterinarian students who get in over their heads in a scheme to steal Mexican precious cultural artifacts of an incalculable value from Mexico’s National Anthropology Museum. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"A cinematically exciting meeting point of the grandiose, the suspenseful and the pathetic (...) It doesn’t disappoint, especially with engaging star Gael Garcia Bernal looking more like Alain Delon than ever"	POS
United States	Jessica Kiang Variety	"Made of dazzle and wit and melancholy (...) Fabulously entertaining (...) The photography can be punkish and edgy, but also has room to find shots of immense beauty"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An entertaining and highly watchable thriller (...) Ruizpalacios doesn’t neglect the central irony at the heart of his story (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Canada	Andrew Parker The Gate	"Ruizpalacios’ 'Museo' boasts a fascinating, unusual, and frequently thrilling story that’s delivered by a young filmmaker operating at the top of his game(…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"In terms of execution and panache, 'Museum' has the mark of a true original (...) A superbly executed character study (...) The film is elegantly shot, with some fascinating tweaks of lighting"	POS

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