Captain Pantoja and the Special Services fingerprintFunny, strong craft, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful
Plenty of situational comedy and satire
Society and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services is calm and low-intensity.
Plenty of situational comedy and satire
Expect plenty of situational comedy and satire.
Society and everyday modern life
Its world is built around society and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 56/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 63%, and Metacritic 51). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content.
2 h 17 min
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services runs 2 h 17 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate Captain Pantoja and the Special Services higher (73) than critics (57). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in Spanish. Produced in Peru, Spain.
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