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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenPowerful sweat-stained swatch of Argentine neo-realism.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoUnfolds leisurely, in anecdotal style, with deadpan humor and a sense of the absurd.
- 70VarietyDavid StrattonVarietyDavid StrattonNot exactly a police corruption thriller, the film is more a study of innocence betrayed, though its insights into Argentine law enforcement are pretty scary.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsAs a morality play, it's a one-sided contest, because the question of whether power corrupts is never a question at all. As a queasily thrilling tour of a dirty little corner of the world, however, Trapero's film offers a memorable ride.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterEpisodic in its storytelling, the film never really achieves any true narrative momentum. But individual scenes do register strongly.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonStill, the vapor traces of farce and policier that waft from this terribly earnest film never coalesce -- perhaps our own cultural remove allows what plays straight at home to be experienced as slightly daffy.