Güeros' artistic and thoughtful approach, coupled with exquisite cinematography, captures the essence of living in Mexico City in all its complexity and beauty. [Full review in Spanish]

| Aug 14, 2024

A stylish and trippy film which at times has a sort of Trainspotting vibe, minus the heavy drug use and thick Scottish accents.

| Feb 3, 2023

Brilliant use of black and white cinematography to showcase social differences, social-political commentary with a simple yet fascinating story.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 15, 2021

One of the most bracing Mexican debut features in recent years...

| Oct 21, 2020

Draining the color in service of the disillusioned youth may initially seem detrimental to the depiction of Mexico, but the gorgeous and striking cinematography emits its own radiance, capturing every gradient of silver.

| Mar 16, 2020

Ruizpalacios is too busy indulging in stylistic flourishes for us to form much of an emotional bond with the characters, leading to a closing shot that would have been really powerful if he'd tightened the film's structure.

| Aug 22, 2018

The charm of Güeros, by Alonso Ruizpalacios, is in its variety of... apparent contradictions. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jan 12, 2018

Güeros provides space for this type of dialogue (parallels of social criticisms) delivered through beautiful prose, colloquialisms, music and humor.

| Jun 20, 2017

With the Mexican student strike of 99 as a backdrop and the use of black and white photography and playful camerawork, Güeros is a fresh and interesting film that must be seen. [Full review in Spanish]

| May 6, 2016

Güeros is not a perfect film, but it has freshness and honesty, it's ingenious and sensitive, and just for that it's worth seeing it. [Full review in Spanish]

| May 5, 2016

A good one, though at times rather grim for a playful comedy.

| Original Score: B | Jan 13, 2016

Güeros is an Alice in Wonderland in Mexico City, an incredible visual and sensory exercise on a group of characters orphans of home and identity. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jan 5, 2016

Tomás and his friends are delightful companions on our journey through this somewhat stylised Mexico City location that's new for most of us.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 20, 2015

It plays like a dreamy, structurally fractured Richard Linklater homage to the French new wave.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 19, 2015

Seek this one out, then make a friend happy by forcing them to see it too.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 19, 2015

A very smart debut.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 19, 2015

The sincere performances, engaging music choices and confident direction all help confirm Ruizpalacios as a promising new voice in Mexican cinema.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 2015

Palacios deftly navigates the landscape, seamlessly switching tones, moods and paces, rendering Gueros a film full of rich emotions, raw settings, and a unique portrait of youth in rebellion.

| Sep 29, 2015

"Güeros" is brutal, ironic, madcap, and grim.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 17, 2015

As self-aware black-and-white, nouvelle-vague-tribute fever dreams go, Güeros is surprisingly beautiful, inventive and convincing.

| Sep 15, 2015