"Brechner composes a completely one-of-a-kind film, which is unlike any other, and which is one of the most surprising debut films in Hispanic cinema in recent years." CAHIERS DU CINEMA
"Uruguayan director Alvaro Brechner’s ambitious debut is something like a retro "The Wrestler" by way of the Coen brothers with sharp production values and a fair share of pulp fatalism." VARIETY
"The result is one of the most promising debuts in that new generation of Uruguayan filmmakers that lately lives a continuous creative miracle." FOTOGRAMAS
"Briskly paced, nicely lensed and engagingly quirky." THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"Behind this poetical and prophetical title, lies an improbable western. Alvaro Brechner reminds us of the Cohen Brothers from the outset. An endearing and bitter-sweet comedy." L’EXPRESS
"Brechner introduces the viewer into an epic atmosphere, close to the western, with rare mastery in a first play. The Golden Chamber would be widely deserved. " AGENCE FRANCE PRESS
"A gripping opera prima, marks the confirmation of Brechner as one of the leading filmmakers of his generation". CINEMANIA
"Tender and surprising. One of the most promising debuts of the decade. " FOTOGRAMAS
"Bad fishing day is one of a kind; a magnetic rarity with a recognizable cult movie aura to come.." GUIA DEL OCIO
"A great reflection on the showbiz, a world of illusion, deception and small concessions to reality" EVENE
"His story, which speaks of redemption, love, survival and pathos, is deeply human." OBSERVADOR
