The remake, however watchable and solidly made it may be, doesn't explore its themes thoroughly.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 25, 2022

The most interesting case in Secret in Their Eyes isn't the murder case but the case the film makes for not remaking perfectly good Oscar winners.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Feb 3, 2021

Even the far superior (but still flawed) Argentine original leans too heavily on a clever twist ending.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 20, 2019

There are certainly good elements here, but they don't add up to an engaging whole.

| Original Score: C+ | Dec 7, 2018

Americanizing The Secret in Their Eyes is an idea that works better in theory than in practice.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 7, 2018

With confusing timelines and repetitive dialogue, the film misses the mark.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 22, 2018

For viewers who can tolerate the upsetting though realistic images, Secret deftly twists into something more insightful than a standard revenge thriller.

| Mar 6, 2018

The American remake of an Argentinean Oscar-winning film is less complex than the original, but still offers a gripping story.

| Jan 11, 2018

The set-up feels complex and contrived, the constant jumping back and forward in time is not always easy to follow, and the sexual chemistry between Ejiofor's character and Kidman's feels forced.

| Oct 24, 2017

Unwieldy as the story eventually turns out to be, it's engrossing as it goes along to a climax that you probably won't be expecting.

| Oct 10, 2017

What lends this film its power are the personal and political traumas that Argentina sustained during its "Dirty War."

| Sep 18, 2017

Its main problem is that it fails to generate suspense, excitement or the right mood despite its A-lister cast.

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 25, 2017

Just because a movie is downbeat or depressing doesn't make it deeper than movies with more style. Sometimes it makes a movie downright shallow.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 10, 2017

Its a fine story, but you already saw the better, tauter version half a decade ago.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 2, 2017

In this rendering, the story seems like little more than a made-for-온라인카지노추천 kitchen-sink job about obsession... If there's a political message... it is hackneyed as well as crudely and artlessly delivered.

| Dec 9, 2016

All the glamour and intrigue of that original film is gone, and Secret in their Eyes proves that throwing movie stars at a story is not always the best way to tell it.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 5, 2016

This remake was a welcome punch to the gut I couldn't help but be moderately impressed by

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 22, 2016

Sometimes a metaphor can be a prison too, shackling creativity to an under-considered thought.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jul 14, 2016

You just keep waiting for it to take flight, for some clue as to why these talented people are spinning their wheels with such subpar material.

| May 3, 2016

Judged on its own terms, it's a cut above routine - and the ending's reveal is heart-stopping - but those who enjoyed the original may find it comes up short.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 28, 2016