Fresh
Simple enough for audiences who know nothing about Bolivar, poetic enough for those who grew up reading about El Libertador in school books.
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
The Liberator
His army never conquered. It liberated.
2013 · 1h 59m · R
Drama, History
Directed by
Alberto Arvelo Mendoza
Overview
Bolívar was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians and emancipators in American history. Libertador is told from the viewpoint of Bolívar, portrayed by Ramírez, about his quests and epic military campaigns, which covered twice the territory Alexander the Great conquered, and his vision to unify South America.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Arvelo, a Venezuelan like Bolivar, touches many of the essential bases in Bolivar's story. But, perhaps inevitably, he is only able to achieve little more than mere touches.
Soren Anderson, Seattle Times
Rotten
As if the film's ostentatious aerial vistas, merely functional scene-writing and score weren't distracting enough, Mr. Sexton's dialogue freezes dead any simulation of the period with tone-deaf lines amid Bolivar's impassioned rhetoric.
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times
Rotten
How disappointing that a movie about challenging authority should be such a slave to convention.
Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic
Rotten
Edgar Ramirez is electifying as Simon Bolivar, the Venezuelan land owner turned warrior. But even Ramirez cannot liberate this movie from a cliched script.
Jordan Hoffman, New York Daily News
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