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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonAmelio might just be trifling around, and sometimes that's how the film feels — rudderless and unsure of its own purpose. If fuzzy thematic thrust doesn't bug you, however, the essence of Albanese as a shrugging everyman for post-debt-crisis Europe may be its own reward.
- 50Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardGianni Amelio bogs down into a family drama that's neither supplementary to the film's initial quest or a fulfilling substitute.
- 50The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasAmelio’s latest, Intrepido: A Lonely Hero, reveals the same strengths and weaknesses as his work two decades ago—an appealing sincerity and social awareness, dogged by a mile-wide sentimental streak. In this case, when Intrepido tilts from whimsical comedy to metaphysical drama, it falls right off the cliff.
- 50Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenDirector Amelio turns Antonio's brief stint at a "real" job into a piercing and visually striking glimpse of hypocrisy and corruption — a glimpse too of the film that might have been.
- 50RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireRogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireWhat comes across as genuine in the film, and might also help explain its origins, is its air of melancholy and loneliness.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergDigressions involving suicide, child abuse, immigration and unions muddy the film’s meaning rather than illuminate it.