Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
First-time writer-director Aurora Guerrero beautifully captures the fluctuating dynamics of friendship between 15-year-old girls in Mosquita y Mari. Read full review
Guerrero's attitude toward the teenagers - understanding and affectionate, without being cloying - is what holds your interest. Read full review
Most of what transpires between the two girls feels as internal as something you only keep to yourself. Read full review
Ms. Pineda and Ms. Troncoso give wonderfully natural performances in which they convey the impulsiveness and insecurity of adolescence. You are uncomfortably reminded of what it feels like to be 15. Read full review
A tender and personal look into a first-crush, filmmaker Aurora Guerrero is impressive in her first feature outing. Read full review
Guerrero's handling of the bond between these two teens feels too coy by half; the film thankfully resists being either a typical coming-out movie or an ethnocultural curio, but it doesn't offer much insight into the twosome's attraction, platonic or otherwise, to each other. Read full review
This lovely, low-key debut from Aurora Guerrero doesn't aim to make any grand statements. It doesn't need to. The sweetness and sincerity Guerrero and her leads infuse into their intimate coming-of-age story is more than enough. Read full review
Despite occasional lapses into showy expressionistic slo-mo, Guerrero's direction demonstrates a patience and attention to emotional detail that allows the two young leads' performances to develop naturally. Read full review