
After being assigned as study partners, two Chicana high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times.... (Full plot summary below)
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After being assigned as study partners, two Chicana high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times.
Leave your thoughts about Mosquita y Mari.
| Georgia StraightMichelle da SilvaWhile the relationship between Yolanda and Mari takes a long time to build, the path is beautiful. |
| Slant MagazineKalvin HenelyMost of what transpires between the two girls feels as internal as something you only keep to yourself. |
| New York PostFarran Smith NehmeGuerrero's attitude toward the teenagers - understanding and affectionate, without being cloying - is what holds your interest. |
| VarietyRob NelsonFirst-time writer-director Aurora Guerrero beautifully captures the fluctuating dynamics of friendship between 15-year-old girls in Mosquita y Mari. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenMs. Pineda and Ms. Troncoso give wonderfully natural performances in which they convey the impulsiveness and insecurity of adolescence. You are uncomfortably reminded of what it feels like to be 15. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeA tender and personal look into a first-crush, filmmaker Aurora Guerrero is impressive in her first feature outing. |
| Film ThreatMark BellIt knows the conventions surrounding the type of tale it is telling, and it steers clear of them... |
| Time OutDavid FearGuerrero's handling of the bond between these two teens feels too coy by half; the film thankfully resists being either a typical coming-out movie or an ethnocultural curio, but it doesn't offer much insight into the twosome's attraction, platonic or otherwise, to each other. |
| Village VoiceNick SchagerDespite occasional lapses into showy expressionistic slo-mo, Guerrero's direction demonstrates a patience and attention to emotional detail that allows the two young leads' performances to develop naturally. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis lovely, low-key debut from Aurora Guerrero doesn't aim to make any grand statements. It doesn't need to. The sweetness and sincerity Guerrero and her leads infuse into their intimate coming-of-age story is more than enough. |