It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I loved this movie, and also, I love the music from the film. I've searched high and low on the web for even just the names of the songs and I can't find anything. There wasn't even a list on the credits of the movie itself. I'm learning Spanish, so it's hard for me to search for a piece of lyrics in quotations..So, I'm requesting that maybe someone who is more fluent in Spanish could help me find the songs of this movie. Particularly the song Valentin is shout-singing when his Uncle arrives, and some of the songs that play in scenes with Leticia.Please and thank you!

If you ever watched "The Wonder Years" and enjoyed the combination of youth and wisdom you will enjoy this movie, set in 1969. The child actor is fabulous and endears himself and his character immediately. Combining child p.o.v. with the hind-sight of adult understanding and narration (in a child's voice) the film achieves great realness. Based on the real-life story of the director/writer, it's wonderfully nostalgic and yet powerfully cathartic. If you never cry or laugh during this film, please see a doctor as your heart may be already stopped. But it isn't over-sentimentalized or trivialized at all. Quite the opposite, it's the story of agonizing loss borne with true emotional strength. Filmed in Argentina, it takes you on a trip to another time and place all the while telling the timeless tale of a child's unending capacity to love. Moving, important and true. Highly recommended.

Valentin is one cute, smart-mouthed kid. You can't help but love him, especially in his young Beatles 60s getup. Yes, at times he talks and acts much older than his age, but that's what's intended to make his character so humorous. Valentin is the Amelie Poulin of the Latin younger set, and just as adorable as Kolya, the Cinema Paradiso kid, and the Life is Beautiful kid. And Buenos Aires is displayed beautifully in this movie. If only Valentin was in wider release in the States. No one knows about it, but many would enjoy this very charming, warm-hearted movie, that reminds us of the innocence of our own youth and how we tried to decipher and improve the world in our own small way.

Valentin is about the most manipulative and cloyingly 'cute' movie that I have seen in a very long time. Think of it as 'Pollyanna' for the over 11s. If you feel that you can endure a cross-eyed, doe-eyed kid turning on the cute button to maximum for 95 minutes, then maybe it's the movie for you. This is no 'Cinema Paradiso' (though it obviously thinks it is), merely an exercise in forcing otherwise sane adults to observe children through rose-tinted specs. Not even Carmen Maura's fine performance as young Valentin's grandmother can save the film. Pass the sick-bucket, someone?