Rotten
A melancholy and overly familiar thing.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Valentin
Cupid just turned eight.
2002 · 1h 26m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Alejandro Agresti
Overview
Valentin, a 9-year-old boy living with his grandmother in late-1960s Buenos Aires, believes his family has problems that only he can solve. The youngster dreams of being reunited with his mother, who's separated from Valentin's abusive father.
Director and cast
- Alejandro Agresti Director
- Rodrigo Noya as Valentín
- Carmen Maura as Abuela
- Julieta Cardinali as Leticia
- Jean Pierre Noher as El tío Chiche
- Mex Urtizberea as Rufo
- Lorenzo Quinteros as Hombre del bar
- Alejandro Agresti as El padre
- Carlos Roffé as Dr. Galaburri
- Marina Glezer as La maestra
- Stéfano de Gregorio as Roberto
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Sporting thick, black-rimmed glasses, a runaway imagination and enough nervous energy to light up Manhattan, Noya turns what could have been a pitiful character into a rambunctious imp.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
The winsome child/unappreciative adults memoir is almost a genre unto itself. But this version is particularly well-cast and well-told.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
Agresti has a decent cast here, but his story is so thin, it threatens to float right off the screen, even when late plot developments add a twist or two.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
A child's film for adults.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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