El nido vacío 2008

David Fear, Time Out: The longer the film's fiftysomething playwright watches his marriage wither, his kids grow up and his teeth rot, the more psychological acuity gives way to the usual obsessing over loss and nubile females. Read more

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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: In the end, it all can't help feeling a little slight, more a pleasant wade into a writer's neurotic playground than a satisfyingly deep dip. Read more

Marta Barber, Miami Herald: Empty Nest doesn't offer anything new in the style Ingmar Bergman made so famous, but the film captures your heart thanks to the fine acting of its two main characters and Burman's deft hand. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: The script doesn't offer anything especially new, but Burman infuses the film with innovative lensing and capable acting that should draw in viewers. Read more

Nathan Lee, New York Times: In Empty Nest, a couple is forced to question their identities and relationships now that parenting is not their most immediate concern. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: There is one little problem with the Argentine drama Empty Nest, an all-too-convincing film about a man suffering from a middle-aged malaise: Nothing of interest happens. Read more

Jason Anderson, Toronto Star: Burman's fifth feature is too slight and uneven to fully satisfy, even though it does have much of the same wit and insight as Lost Embrace and Family Law, two previous films that earned the director many comparisons to Woody Allen. Read more

Robert Koehler, Variety: Playing at just over 90 minutes but feeling twice as long, Burman's latest attempts several ill-judged leaps into fantasy that are meant to reflect a man's psychological confusion in deep middle age. Read more

Ella Taylor, Village Voice: Empty Nest comes thickly and pleasurably detailed with the minutiae of domesticity. Read more