Km. 0 2000

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: If it's ultimately hard to care for these sweet little cartoon characters as the directors move them about their checkerboard, it's also difficult to kick. Read more

Marta Barber, Miami Herald: One shallow film, that quickly returns to where it started: Zero. Read more

Ellen Fox, Chicago Tribune: What's the point of watching if everyone feels like a pawn in a script? Read more

Dave Kehr, New York Times: It is a potent fantasy that has worked for 400 years and continues to function well enough here, backed as it is by an attractive cast and picturesque locations. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Made from a sophisticated European perspective, this is a light summer entertainment with an able, highly attractive cast. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Sweet, rambling but sometimes very funny comedy. Read more

Charles Ealy, Dallas Morning News: Offers a liberating glimpse at a society that's full of hope. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: While there's little verve to the filmmaking -- the camera work and color scheme are equally nondescript -- the actors are gifted charmers and make all the destiny stuff easy to take. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: If Km.0 is long on logistics, it's short on logic. Read more

Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: A light-footed comedy that suggests that for even the most desperate, love is just around the corner. Read more

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: It's all rather familiar and sitcomy. But its silliness is its salvation. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: A bland, contrived soap opera. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The actors attack their roles with a lot of energy, and the story moves along at a brisk pace. That's a big plus, because if it ever slowed down, we'd have too much time to think about how silly it is. Read more

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Laura Sinagra, Village Voice: Aiming for Almodovar lite, the flick is more reminiscent of The Love Boat -- drenched this time in cheery polysexuality. Read more