75
Metascore
15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichPart B-movie spoof, part handcrafted satire, and always driven by a genuine vision for a better tomorrow, Diamantino is like looking at today’s Europe through a funhouse mirror, and somehow seeing it more clearly as a result.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijIt’s an utter delight to see that theoretical academic musings on gender, love, sexuality and politics can be packaged and reflected upon in such a jocular and constantly entertaining way.
- 88The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzPart political satire, part fantasy, part I-don’t-even-know-what, Diamantino is exactly the type of surreal concoction that begs to be discovered by unsuspecting audiences.
- 80VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgePart loopily queer sci-fi thriller, part faux-naive political rallying cry, glued together with candyfloss clouds of romantic reverie, it’s a film best seen with as little forewarning as possible: To go in blind is to be carried along by its irrational tumble of events as blissfully and buoyantly as its empty-headed soccer-star protagonist.
- 80Film ThreatLorry KiktaFilm ThreatLorry KiktaOne definitely has to have an appreciation of the absurd to enjoy Diamantino.
- 80Paste MagazineKyle TurnerPaste MagazineKyle TurnerThe sweetness of the film finds an amusing complement in its strange eroticism, itself part of the queerness of its genre mixing.
- 63Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeThe film is at its strongest when depicting how Diamantino becomes a tool of politicians hoping to oust Portugal from the EU.
- 60The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeThe film is fun, but, for all its inventiveness, it’s a bit tame, with its nice-but-dim hero. But Diamantino is never dull.
- 50Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterYou have to admire the sheer giddy enthusiasm of filmmaking friends who are fizzing with ideas and able to make a modest budget stretch a long way. The film has a certain visual allure in its gaudy colours and low-budget special-effects. Yet you also long for them to put all those energies into a more focused, far funnier project.
- 50TheWrapDan CallahanTheWrapDan CallahanThis picture feels fated to be remembered as the “giant fluffy puppy soccer movie,” and both the giant fluffy puppies and Cotta provide enough laughs to make it worthwhile.