There's much to enjoy here as long as your expectations aren't too high.
50
Film.comJohn Hartl
Film.comJohn Hartl
An Almodovar-like blend of laughs, drama and uplift, filled with the kinds of pop-art colors and pop-out performances that Almodovar loves.
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Inadvertently does with the civil rights movement exactly what Banderas set out not to do: trivializes it.
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Mismatch of tone and material.
50
USA TodayMike Clark
USA TodayMike Clark
Were some group to launch a rival to the Oscars called The Wackys, it could do worse than make crazed Crazy its first recipient.
40
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Somehow, Lucille's plight is meant to comment astutely on the civil-rights movement. Now that IS crazy.
40
L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly
The two disparate yet thematically linked storylines are far too faithfully transposed for a feature-length treatment -- crammed together, they're denied the space to flesh out as a cohesive whole.