Ed Gonzalez thought highly of the film, and wrote, "The jewel in the crown of The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Latin Beat program last year was Carlos Sorín's El perro, which grabs the warm humanist baton from the director's Minimal Stories and heads straight for an existential finish line.
Ed Gonzalez valued the film, and pointed out that "El perro," directed by Carlos Sorín, was particularly noteworthy in The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Latin Beat program last year. This film builds upon director's Minimal Stories with a warm humanist perspective and moves towards an existential ending.