With its themes of alienation in the Internet age and cutesy indie-ish trimmings, the film will feel familiar to anyone who's seen a bittersweet romantic comedy from Sundance.

When a film lays all the cards on the table simply to appease the characters' neuroses and insecurities, it becomes self-congratulatory.

It's hard to truly hate any movie whose ending revolves around a clever Where's Waldo? gag. It's also near impossible to take it seriously for that exact same reason.

[Sidewalls] is far from a masterpiece, but it is a well-designed and even better-constructed product. An study of urban decay (in its many facets) tinged with pleasant touches of romantic comedy. [Full review in Spanish]