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Cowboy del Amor
Directed by
Michèle Ohayon
Not Rated
2005
86m
Documentary
7.1
70%
47%
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A documentary on a 60-year-old New Mexico matchmaker who finds Mexican wives for American men for a fee.
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Cast of Cowboy del Amor
Ivan Thompson
Self
Michèle Ohayon
Director / Producer
Cowboy del Amor Ratings & Reviews
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Prairie Miller
One would anticipate the crafting of a sinister satire here, but the film is dead serious and overidentified with Cowboy Cupid's boastful, smirking posturing. A camera in the hand of a director should be more than just a piece of surveillance equipment.
Film Journal International
Eric Monder
The laid-back, bittersweet peek into this flourishing but little-known world will gratify and intrigue.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Taking on a topic-a matchmaker of white American males with Mexican women-that both high-minded liberals and flag-toting conservatives would find offensive, Ohayon refuses to pass judgment on her subjects, instead quietly stands back and lets them talk.
Dallas Morning News
Stephen Becker
This charming documentary follows Ivan Thompson, the self-proclaimed 'Cowboy Cupid,' as he finds Mexican brides for American men who feel they've exhausted their options on their side of the border.
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
Thompson is no McNamara, and Cowboy del Amor is no Fog of War. But there is something hypnotic about this self-styled romance expert expounding on the fog of love.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
Michle Ohayon's Cowboy del Amor turns out to be one of the sweetest, funniest and most enjoyable nonfiction films you are likely to see this year.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
The film doesn't quite manage to sustain interest for the duration of its 86-minute running time.
TV Guide
Ken Fox
It's filled with humor and surprises, and no one is more surprising than Thompson himself.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Ohayon doesn't judge Thompson or his customers, but you don't need to be a Harvard-educated psychiatrist to realize that the bunch of them are dirty old men who treat women as commodities.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Every moment of this story - about America's unlikeliest matchmaker -- is fascinating. We just need more of them.
Los Angeles Daily News
Bob Strauss
I think he knows very well that, at the core of his black little heart, he's basically just a joker of love -- and a danged good one at that.
ÜberCiné
Gregory Weinkauf
Deft and ebullient.
TheMovieChicks.com
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
It's hard to get past the subject matter and judge this on its value as a documentary because the concept is truly unpleasant.
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano
It gently sheds light on the ways in which people seek new terrain in love when their familiar surroundings let them down.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Michèle Ohayon's documentary is a slyly insightful portrait of conflicting expectations in the search for the perfect partner.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
The movie's real subject -- remains only superficially explored.
Village Voice
Jorge Morales
A 60-year-old eccentric with a knack for self-promotion, Thompson makes an engaging documentary subject.
Film Threat
Eric Campos
A well-done, oft-times entertaining documentary as it presents this unique brand of matchmaking that may or may not be the ideal situation for both parties. You be the judge.
eFilmCritic.com
Oz
What makes Cowboy Del Amor truly a step above most of its genre is the surprising turn of events that leaves the matchmaker and match-made switching places, as their lives take ironic swings that Oyayo could only have hoped for.
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