Lake Tahoe 2008

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: So different from the usual fare that it might have arrived from another galaxy. Read more

Kevin B. Lee, Time Out: Inspired by a childhood accident that befell director Fernando Eimbcke soon after his father's death, this low-key character study is a beguiling paradox of Mexican suburban splendor masking personal grief. Read more

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: Fortunately, Eimbcke's laconic if fanciful storytelling strengths ring more true than his somewhat artificial and hackneyed visual style, which includes a penchant for lengthy wide-angle shots that make the world look like a feverishly alien place. Read more

Laura Bennett, Boston Globe: It ultimately sags under the weight of its bloated silences and stagnant story line. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: With Lake Tahoe, Mexican filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke proves himself adept at turning a blank screen into a work of art. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Coming down from the Saturday sugar rush of his 2006 comedy Duck Season, Mexican auteur Fernando Eimbcke's lovely, Yucatan-set dramedy drifts by on a similar deadpan wave of static vignettes and lingering pauses that must be 10 months pregnant. Read more