Beautifully shot by cinematographer Alex Catalan...

| Sep 29, 2021

The director scrubs out the particulars of the Bosnian conflict, consciously aiming to reduce it to a "timeless," universal story.

| Feb 26, 2021

The new film by Fernando León de Aranoa perfectly combines humor, drama, tenderness and thriller, without ever giving up hope for a better world. [Full Review in Spanish]

| May 14, 2020

It is a tragicomedy that seeks to show the other side of the war, but that ends up drawing on a blank criticism improved only by the good work of its actors. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Apr 15, 2020

Benicio del Toro and Tim Robbins are outstanding in their respective roles, demonstrating a feeling out of the ordinary. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 29, 2019

León de Aranoa finely balances tone to craft a warm human film that sheds light on the stark realities of war - including many of relevance to the current refugee crisis.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 18, 2019

Heavy-handed clichés are part and parcel to Fernando León de Aranoa's A Perfect Day, even when they are masked by the film's satirical leanings.

| Nov 3, 2018

Despite these reservations, it still has a point of view and watchable moments.

| Sep 15, 2017

A very fine cast lead by Benicio del Toro and Tim Robbins (in his best movie performance in 10 years) guns this oddball, fablesque comedy-drama about bureaucracy and international aid.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 26, 2016

Gets by on the gentle interplay between the double act of Del Toro and Robbins (the comedy duo we've been waiting for!)

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 17, 2016

[de Aranoa is] a director at home with the small things that can make a film great -- interested in what keeps people together when everything around them is being blown apart. It's a wonderful gift.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 15, 2016

Del Toro and Robbins adroitly capture the dark humour of the drama, and their scenes together are gems of bleak comedy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 10, 2016

What the film does well is to immerse us in the tragic weirdness of wartime logic, where nothing works as we would expect. It's a strong, engaging film about how hard it is to wage peace.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 9, 2016

Hardly the most uplifting film of 2016, but does cast a caustic spell that carries it a long way.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 8, 2016

The searing insights are presented with minimal flourish and with riveting storytelling.

| Jun 6, 2016

Who says you need bullets and violence to depict the horrors of war? Guided by an armoury of pragmatism, common sense and dark humour, Fernando Leon de Aranoa deals a hand from a different pack of cards; one that successfully manages tone shifts.

| Jun 6, 2016

A Perfect Day offers few surprises, but manages to rise above its clichs thanks to committed, off-kilter performances, particularly from Del Toro and a back-on-form Robbins.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 1, 2016

A darkly comical ensemble piece which gives you a jaded glimpse into war times. Instead of concentrating on the bloody fighting part, we see some of what happens in the moments between the actual conflict.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 7, 2016

Mixing nicely drawn characters with a focused story line and smart, funny dialogue.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 7, 2016

A taut, darkly comic drama about the dilemmas of international intervention in civil war, all of it neatly symbolized by one elusive length of rope. It is also, sadly, a film much marred by its sexism.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 26, 2016