Lucia, an children's book author, tells the story of her husband's disappearance. One day on their way to Brazil he just disappears. She goes to the police, gets a ransom note, and makes friends with the old dude downstairs and the young dude upstairs as she tries to find him. Things take a bit of a twist as she realized the kidnapping may not be as simple as it seems on the surface.
Lucia, a writer of children's books, dips in and out of fiction in her own life, the line blurring so often that it's hard to tell what's real and what's fantasy in Lucia, Lucia. It's even harder to care.
– Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Aug 2003
rotten:
Despite the potential for menace implied by its set-up, Lucia, Lucia is finally about finding the opposite.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
1 Aug 2003
fresh:
I love a good story, too, but I prefer one that actually goes somewhere (although, as joy rides to nowhere are concerned, this one is a beaut).
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
15 Aug 2003
fresh:
Roth, as the writer-narrator and sexy center of the piece, simply shines.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug 2003
rotten:
It's the old midlife crisis tale, just without a lot of charm or surprises.