This movie
won the Oscar for best foreign language film and for once it is for a very good
and engaging thriller and not some art house stuff.
This movie
is masterfully shot; the standout is an amazing five minutes continuous shot
which hovers all over a stadium, passes between the football players and then
follow one of the public. The rest of the movie is more traditional but still
excellent, actually without all the technical virtuosism is easier the appreciate
the storytelling.
The
director Juan Campanella is an old hand who, in English speaking markets,
worked primarily on TV series, like House or 30 rock, while in his native place
is an acclaimed film director.
The plot at
the beginning look predictable and vaguely boring but discovering the culprit and
catching him is only the beginning, huge plot twists halfway through broaden
the scope of the movie from mere thriller to a meditation on justice and
revenge.
The actors are
serviceable, maybe it’s the cultural divide here but I couldn’t get many
emotions out of them, there was like a thick screen that dampened everything.
This movie
is a masterpiece thriller, heavily recommended to fans of the genre and of
excellent storytelling.
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