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The director was very successful to bring such a difficult story to the screen. This is a story that is easier to write as a novel where the author could explain what every character is thinking and how and why a character feels or react in a given manner. Only a skilled director could achieve this. All the scenes are shot in one house, except a short scene where the 2 brothers were in a car. The actors are all known and competent actors. Their performances were good as expected. Marion Cottillard is a very good actress, but for some reason, in some scenes, I did not feel she is on her best performances. Overall very good movie, highly recommended for people who like movies with some psychological depth.

I went to see this movie because of the actresses: Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman. Usually they know how to choose the movie they participate in. With that script they gave them they did what they could. The other actor "Chiwetel Ejiofor" was not good at all. It is fine to adapt an excellent movie (The original one is from Argentina and was a real masterpiece), but at least the adaptation should show that some original work was done. Even if I knew the story, I found it hard to follow at the end. I can only imagine how somebody that did know the story would feel. I do not recommend this movie at all. I strongly recommend the original one: El secreto de sus ojos (2009).

I went to watch this movie at the Montreal Film Festival today without any expectations. To my surprise, it turned out to be the best movie that I watched this year (in general I go to theater once a week). Although everything is perfect in this movie, in my opinion what makes it stand out is the way the story is told. It depicts with a great deepness how the characters feel at each moment. I stayed until the end of the closing credits because I wanted to keep that mood that the movie put me on and because the music was so good to listen to. I realized that I was not the only one that felt that way when I was leaving, near the exit door, where I saw a women very happy about the movie still singing the soundtrack with her husband. I do not think people gonna be able to watch this beautiful movie outside of festivals but I totally recommend it for people who may have the chance to watch it.