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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittFull of fascinating eye-witness accounts.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThis is hardly the most in-depth doc on Cuban refugees (see the epic Balseros). Still, Beyond the Sea grants a quiet dignity to its subjects without sanctifying them.
- 63New York PostRussell Scott SmithNew York PostRussell Scott SmithIt's ultimately a shallow effort.
- 50The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe stories Pérez-Rey's subjects tell are shocking, even moving. But they're also narrow, limited, and staid, and so is the film that contains them.
- 50The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThese tales of upward mobility seem at odds with Mr. Pérez-Rey's choice to include a clip from the 1983 remake of "Scarface," in which Al Pacino, playing a Marielito thug, introduces a machine gun as his "little friend."