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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineAn entertaining and well-crafted political satire that is definitely worth a look.
- 70The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyThough a lot of the dialogue would seem absurd even on daytime soap opera, the movie keeps coming up with scenes so arresting or eccentric you are aware of the wicked intelligence behind them.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)New York Magazine (Vulture)Marvelous atmosphere and individual scenes, but not quite a movie. [31 Dec 1979, p.12]
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottMostly, Cuba is boring. [24 Dec 1979]
- 40Time OutTime OutHavana, Cuba, 1959. Lucky they print this on the screen, as it's the first and last coherent piece of information you can glean from Lester's political love story, which mentions neither politics nor love but plays out its actions against a background of both.
- 40NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenBy the time this atmospheric but thoroughly muddled story reaches its conclusion, the film has totally self-destructed. [31 Dec 1979, p.49]