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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsLadron plays like a telenovela without the melodrama. The characters are brightly drawn archetypes, and the humor's very broad. But the tone is nice and brash.
- 75The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinEntertaining, casually satirical crowd-pleaser.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThere's a new heist film in town that follows the conventions of the genre and then adds a couple of fresh and endearing twists.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAn effervescent comedy coasting on the charisma of its stars.
- To make an intelligent heist film is difficult work; to shoot an entertaining sociological study is near impossible. To manage both at the same time has got to be some kind of minor miracle.
- 60Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThe formula works just fine on a more modest scale, without having to carry all the glittering casino sets and A-list movie stars.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinThe producers have stated that they're going after an American market that supports Spanish-language TV networks, radio stations and newspapers. This niche audience may well respond to not being required to read subtitles, for once, in a movie geared to them.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAn obvious "Ocean's Eleven" knockoff, minus any of that franchise's hip sensibility.
- 40L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyFor a movie whose bad guy bamboozles unsuspecting Latinos with false promises, Ladrón could be cited for precisely the same offense.
- 38Miami HeraldPeter DebrugeMiami HeraldPeter DebrugeThere's nothing so artistic about it as to attract the same art-house crowd that braved subtitles to discover "Nine Queens," and yet, it's professional enough that Spanish speakers will be glad to have a heist movie on par with "Rush Hour 3" or "The Pacifier" made in their native tongue.