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      Cantinflas

      PG Released Aug 29, 2014 1 hr. 43 min. Drama Biography Comedy List
      48% 21 Reviews Tomatometer 67% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score From humble beginnings, Cantinflas (Óscar Jaenada) travels from the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood and becomes Mexico's beloved comedy-film star. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 07 Buy Now

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      Cantinflas focuses on the idol instead of the man and in spite of Óscar Janeada's padrísimo performance, this biopic feels like the GIF of what could've been a contender.

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      Audience Member La película retrata de buena forma parte de la vida de Cantinflas, no soy un experto en cine, pero soy mexicano, y según mi nunca humilde opinion, la pelicula es buena aunque carece de sentido en ciertas partes, es una película que cumple la función de entretener, aunque como todo en ciertas partes el ritmo de la película cae, o que por ejemplo la primera mitad de la película llega a ser un tanto tediosa y se podría decir que es hasta un poco lenta, y en ciertas partes antes de que Mike Todd se encuentre con Cantinflas llega de alguna forma a dividirse el protagonismo entre los dos lo cual es un poco absurdo considerando que el protagonista tendría que ser Cantinflas. Fuera de eso la actuación de Óscar Jaenada es verdaderamente impresionante, a pesar de ser español si llega a creerse que es mexicano, algo que yo creí la primera vez que la vi, hasta que descubrí que era 100% español. En conclusión, es una película que si bien es buena, pudo haber sido mucho mejor, sin embargo cumple su función de entretener al público y de hacerte sentir en la época del cine de oro mexicano. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review beto g The film suffers from trying to bring the audience familiar elements, while keeping aside the in-depth Cantinflas legend. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member is a very bad movie, bad actor, movie s@cs Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member poderia ter sido muito mais que um mero relato, mas ainda assim: <3 cantinflas Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A bit predictable, but fun to watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow!Hasta las movies de Cantinflas son mejores q.las de twilight. :-) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Louis Black Austin Chronicle To the uninitiated, such as myself, apart from the familiar landmarks of a career's trajectory, a lot of what is going on is too lightly sketched. Rated: 2/5 Sep 4, 2014 Full Review Simon Abrams Village Voice Cantinflas wears viewers down with earnest hero worship. Sep 4, 2014 Full Review Aaron Aradillas RogerEbert.com A big disappointment, a disjointed mess that tries to create a point-counterpoint narrative with these two savvy showmen, which inevitably tips the scales in favoring one of them. Rated: 2/4 Sep 3, 2014 Full Review Alejandro Turdo EscribiendoCine Celebrates Cantinflas' career, highlighting his comedic and acting talents, knack for improvisation, and commitment to his work. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 8/10 Jun 7, 2022 Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) A rancid narrative, with a simple sketch of the figure of a great popular film comedian. [Full review in Spanish] Apr 20, 2016 Full Review Mikel Zorrilla Espinof This is a movie that's OK, but could've been great. [Full review in Spanish] Apr 14, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis From humble beginnings, Cantinflas (Óscar Jaenada) travels from the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood and becomes Mexico's beloved comedy-film star.
      Director
      Sebastian del Amo
      Executive Producer
      Jose Alverde, Gonzalo Barrutieta, Carlos del Rio, Eduardo Graniello, Angel Losada Moreno, Francisco Moguel, Daniel Olivares, Oscar Vilchis
      Screenwriter
      Edui Tijerina
      Distributor
      Lionsgate Films
      Production Co
      Kenio Films
      Rating
      PG (Thematic Elements|Language|Some Suggestive Material|Smoking)
      Genre
      Drama, Biography, Comedy
      Original Language
      Spanish
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 29, 2014, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 3, 2015
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $6.4M
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