— What else is life but a bitter sin?
This ghost story lacks spirit, but I'm so glad catholicism brought so much hope and solace to these poor people.
Oddly, the sound design of Pedro Páramo is even better than the cinematography, using hushed whispers, stamping feet, and many other aspects of the sonic landscape of Comala to unsettle and overwhelm. These solid elements prevent the movie from being a miserable slog, but for the most part, it is an adaptation that fails to argue for its own existence when simply sitting down to read or reread the novel would categorically be a much more pleasurable experience.
— Brennan Klein (ScreenRant)
Mateo Gil's screenplay of Rulfo's Pedro Páramo feels painfully condensed, moving through the film's mysteries as if speedwalking through the narrative, like an aunt mentioning one unknown relative after another because she assumes you already know all about them.
— Monica Castillo (RogerEbert.com)
Synopsis: A man searches for his father, Pedro Páramo, in a town doomed by violence and the fury of a frustrated love.