“Milagro” is a wonderful film with a nice message that is too overpowering to the story

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 26, 2022

A charming ensemble piece that sprinkles a dash of magical realism over the familiar tale of underdogs rebelling against a corrupt and capitalist system.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 3, 2020

"Milagro" captures the inherent naiveté of the liberal '60s sentiment of power to the people. Hilarious and incredibly warm, it's a tribute to a fading culture, leaving one with an ache, knowing soon nobody will be able to hear the wisdom of Coyote Angel.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 2, 2020

The Milagro Beanfield War is always entertaining and at times exciting. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Mar 27, 2020

Magazine articles about its making have outlined the problems: multiple script changes, wholesale reshooting. The tinkering appears to have eroded the film's basic core. It is now a series of audience-pleasing turns, with little sense of unity.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 23, 2019

It is not an unintelligent film; but it is prone to caricature and to queasy decorative touches; the magic is the icing on the cake.

| Apr 10, 2019

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 29, 2008

This is probably Redford's most complex and cleverly structured directorial effort.

| Nov 8, 2007

Pokes gently at the funny bone and is sympathetic without becoming sentimental.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 8, 2007

Redford and company have put a quirky twist on the material, investing it with a quasi-mystical aspect as well as some raw comedy.

| Nov 7, 2007

Fairly choked with good intentions, whimsy, touches of fantasy, and cardboard liberal stereotypes.

| Nov 7, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 14, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 18, 2007

Redford's film sustains a slow mood of simpatico amiability and photographs the landscape with moony or golden washes that are perhaps hard to dislike, but is slain by its adherence to an outdated populist mythology.

| Jun 24, 2006

Who'd of thought that a battle over water rights would make for such an interesting tale?

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 14, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 21, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 26, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 22, 2004

Not good. Not bad. Just there.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 10, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 15, 2003