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Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSly, swift, succinct -- and very sexy.
- 70VarietyDavid StrattonVarietyDavid StrattonFull of charm, entertaining enough as it unfolds, good looking, but not especially memorable in retrospect.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenSuperbly acted, without a trace of coyness and with considerable heat.
- 60Chicago ReaderHank SartinChicago ReaderHank SartinAll in all it's pretty lurid, but it delivers what it promises.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceWe'd gladly give ourselves over to the literate if chatty script and the generous helpings of Bulgarian beefcake, but our interest flags the moment Biba puts his clothes back on.
- 60L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonFor his first feature in 15 years, Spanish filmmaker Eloy de la Iglesia has made a witty, unsentimental class comedy.
- 60The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannEloy de la Iglesia, who directed Bulgarian Lovers, has a light and witty touch, reminiscent of his countryman Pedro Almodóvar...But he needed a better screenplay.
- 50TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxDe la Iglesia's years of filmmaking experience are obvious in the film's formal touches -- his transitions between scenes and time frames are smooth and very stylish.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUltimately suffers from an overabundance of plot and a paucity of depth, but it does provide some fleeting comic pleasures along the way.
- 25New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannThe gay sex scenes that punctuate Eloy de la Iglesia's limp Spanish comedy, Bulgarian Lovers, are frequent and graphic, and it often seems as if the lackluster story exists solely to showcase them.