An average remake of a much better 2009 film from Argentina (El Secreto De Sus Ojos), this one settles for a top-notch Hollywood cast instead of focusing on the development of characters and the methodical approach to such a meticulous detective story. I won't lie: the actors here do a good job, but their material is weak, and especially concerning the depth of their relationships (for example, when did Nicole Kidman's and Chiwetel Ejiofor's characters become romantically entangled? Why didn't the movie explore that more, and in detail?). The twist at the end is not much of a surprise to anyone who's seen the original, but what is surprising - eh, disappointing is more like it - is the way movie bails out on a potentially great ending in order to play it safe and give us "humanized" characters rather than "flawed" but realistic ones. I will never understand how Hollywood can take someone else's great idea and fuck it up, especially given the talent involved here. A 2-year old solving the rubik's cube would be less of a mystery for me.
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