Jonathan Holland of
The Hollywood Reporter summed up the film in a bottom line as "an engaging, free-rolling and faux-shambolic 16mm homage to lives lived for film far beyond the outer reaches of the film industry". Jordi Costa of
Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising its stylistic bet as an standout while warning that the film's self-absorbed nature may work against it. Andrea G. Bermejo of
Cinemanía rated it 4½ out of 5 stars, concluding that Trueba found his own
Antoine Doinel in Francesco Carril. Jordi Costa of
El País, considered that Trueba advances his discourse and manners in relation to his debut film, yet [the director] essentially remains the same, also underscoring that he "has not made a film: he has gone out to look for one and what he has found is valuable". == Accolades ==