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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Chicago Reader |

    The film is music from beginning to end, and nearly every note of it is magical. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Tribune | John Petrakis

    It's hard to focus on the travails when the music is so lively and good. Read full review

  • 70
    TV Guide | Ken Fox

    The film is virtually wall-to-wall music with very little commentary -- it's obvious that, given the chance, these musicians would much rather play than talk. Read full review

  • 70
    The Onion A.V. Club |

    The spontaneity of the music itself is unquestionable and captivating. Like Saudade Do Futuro, Cuba Feliz is somewhat unsatisfying, leaving too many questions unanswered in its stream-of-consciousness wanderings. But it also preserves ephemeral art that might otherwise be lost. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    In painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people, the movie exalts the Marxian dream of honest working folk, with little to show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song. Read full review

  • 63
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    Every trip requires patience, and this one brings plenty of rewards, in the ecstatic sounds of a country most of us haven't been able to visit firsthand. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe |

    Grittily beautiful film that looks, sounds, and feels more like an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Post | Lou Lumenick

    While the performances are often engaging, this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour TV documentary. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | David Rooney

    Not quite a documentary, it's more like a musical travelogue that doesn't quite sustain feature length and seems ideally suited to a shorter TV version for music webs. Read full review

  • 50
    Village Voice |

    Frustratingly, Dridi tells us nothing about El Gallo other than what emerges through his music. Read full review

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