Ricardo darin and soledad villamil in the secret in their eyes 2009 juan. Juan jose campanella is the writerdirector, and here is a man who creates a complete, engrossing, lovingly crafted film. I am certainly not saying that the original might not be much better. The secret in their eyes by eduardo sacheri follows criminal court investigator benjamin chaparro, as he retires and types up the story of his most memorable casethe murder of a young school teacher, liliana colotto, whose unexpected killing leaves her banker husband. The secret in her eyes isnt, in fact, as good as either the white ribbon or a prophet, but it is a supremely watchable, wellmade and wellacted movie with a dark, sinewy sense of history. I am rating this as a separate film and not comparing it to the original. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Julia roberts joins the secret in their eyes remake collider. Secret in their eyes redone nearly to death sfgate. And yet secret in their eyes is so, so much less than the sum of its parts. Secret in their eyes certainly aims high in its attempts to marry the personal and the political, but by the time you hit the movies big thirdact twists, the films inconsistencies and. Admittedly, i have smoky memories of the original argentinian film. A tightknit team of rising investigators ray ejiofor, jess roberts and their supervisor claire kidman is torn apart when jesss teenage daughter is brutally and inexplicably. Like the recommendations for the secret in their eyes.
Secret in their eyes also requires roberts, who is kept at bay through much of the movie save for several showy outbursts and the twist ending, to turn down her star wattage considerably even before she is griefstricken. A tightknit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered. Ray and jess are fbi investigators who, along with district attorney supervisor claire, are a tight team, used to closing cases and putting bad guys in jail. Cant even imagine how this will translate into an american movie. This movie makes a point of letting you get to know all the characters and seeing their fears, goofiness and pettiness all the things that make.
Secret in their eyes writerdirector on making a more. Julia roberts has just signed on to star in the reboot of the secret in their eyes. Julia roberts will join chiwetel ejiofor and gwyneth paltrow in billy rays the secret in their eyes, a remake based on the 2009 oscarwinning argentinian thriller of the same name from director. Secret in their eyes and the failure to reckon with the. Pablo rago, who plays ricardo morales, is the only argentinian actor to play in both argentinian oscar winner movies. Like the original, secret in their eyes occupies the fraught territory between crime and punishment, political exigencies and justice.
Secret in their eyes dvd release date february 23, 2016. Theres violent imagery, including a dead body and some chasing, beating, and intense fighting, with a little blood shown. Inspired by a movie from argentina, the story switches back and forth in time. Secret in their eyes remake has changes julia roberts but it works. That chase comes as a relief after the yards of strained.
Secret in their eyes how the remake changed the ending of the original self. Get secret in their eyes dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. With chiwetel ejiofor, nicole kidman, julia roberts, dean norris. This original film in spanish is much, much better than the watereddown us remake. Parents need to know that secret in their eyes is a thriller about a very personal murder. It also shifts one eyepopping scene that was set at a soccer match in the original movie to an l. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including the hunger games. Secret in their eyes is a thriller that is a complex web of tragedy, loss, betrayal, and most of all, obsession a blend of themes that scream oscar bait. When i hear that a remake would soon be released, i knew i needed to see the original again.
Secret in their eyes was released in 2015 on friday, november 20, 2015 in nationwide movie theaters. Cold case, warm hearts in an argentine tale the new york. The secret in their eyes is a compelling film from start to finish. Start by selecting add to favorites on the info screen of any show, movie. The academy did a good thing when it reformed the foreignlanguage film voting, requiring all voters to see all five finalists. Ricardo darin and soledad villamil in the secret in their eyes 2009 juan jose campanella and ricardo. The original is a masterpiece and this movie will ruin it for you. Behind one of the most shocking movie endings of the year.
Michael hanekes the white ribbon, another considerable film, was thought to be the frontrunner. Thus far it is the most successful movie in argentina in the past thirtyfive years and now in just few days after we saw it, we will find out if this academy award nominated movie for. I have it on my list to watch but in my opinion, if you like thrillers and movies with some twists. 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. The film stars chiwetel ejiofor, nicole kidman, julia roberts, dean norris, and michael kelly. Secret in their eyes how the remake changed the ending. Secret in their eyes is about a former fbi agent who becomes obsessed with bringing the killer of a policewomans daughter to justice years after the case was closed. Can secret in their eyes remake surpass original with a. But a similar sequence in the original movie was much more visceral. The secret in their eyes trailer with english subtitles.
A tightknit team of fbi investigators, along with their district attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own. Esposito finds a lead while watching old photos of liliana, which ricardo gave him. Secret in their eyes remake has changes julia roberts. Sharing his plans with irene, the beautiful judge and former colleague he has secretly been in love with for years. Secret in their eyes a superb supporting turn by julia roberts is the most welcome revelation of this clever but workmanlike englishlanguage remake. Secret in their eyes is a peculiar remake of an argentine film that won the foreign film oscar six years ago. In this case he directed and cowrote the screenplay of the secret in their eyes. The secret in their eyes official trailer in english. The story follows a former fbi agent who, after years, has tracked down the killer of his best friends daughter and seeks. Whats peculiar is that the new film has almost nothing to do with the. A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior both of which still haunt him decades later.
Having seen it in the cinema a year or two ago, my partner and i were eagerly awaiting the dvd. Julia roberts turns in best performance of her long career. Secret in their eyes is a dark and disturbing psychological thriller. Secret in their eyes 2015 pg 1h 50m mysteries a former fbi investigator reopens the haunting yearold murder case of his colleague, only to uncover shocking truths hidden since then. In a way it is two parallel stories one a murder mystery, the other a story of love and longing which are totally intertwined. Fandango chief correspondent dave karger breaks them down with a little help from the cast of the hunger games. The final scene in the crime thriller secret in their eyes. Secret in their eyes 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Official us usa american trailer argentine movie oscar 2009 2010 best foreign lan. Original title the secret in their eyes 2009, 2010 tornasol films s. The secret in their eyes is a 2009 crime drama film directed, cowritten, produced and edited. It can be both as gripping and as lacking in nuance as its.
Secret in their eyes wastes its incredible cast on a remake that fails to improve upon or even make a compelling case for its own existence in addition to the remarkable original. In the original, the victim at the center of the story is the wife of. Secret in their eyes ending explained sarah pinborough. The secret in their eyes surprised many by winning the 2010 academy award for best foreignlanguage film. It took the oscar for best foreign language film in 2009 and has since been.
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