Perfectos desconocidos's reviews
Media reviews
Indiewire
Perfect Strangers takes too much time to get to its big game ? nearly its full first act is consumed by introductions and set dressing, most of it unnecessary, considering how believable the group?s chemistry is ? but once it kicks into gear, the effect is dizzying.
The Hollywood Reporter
Although it's enjoyable to make the acquaintance of the well-played, the encounter is quickly forgotten.
Roger Ebert
It?s a simple, stripped-down premise that transcends cultural specificity.
Vulture
The farcical revelations ? with their attendant puking and pounding on bathroom doors ? work better than the grimly sincere ones. But only one bit goes clunk ? the rest is deftly staged and acted.
Variety
Released in Mexico late last year, Caro?s seriocomic adaptation alternates between a tense, well-acted chamber drama and an at times overly didactic parable, but its focus on our newfound willingness to collect all of our darkest secrets behind such an easily pierced veil ? do we realize how precarious that tightrope we?re walking is? On some level, are we secretly hoping we might fall?
New York Times
This picture is well acted (one of the cast members, Manuel García-Rulfo, has a growing profile in Hollywood; he was seen last year in ?Widows? and ?Sicario: Day of the Soldado?) and maintains narrative interest without ever grabbing the viewer by the lapels.
The Wrap
Caro?s ability to localize what might feel broad shines through, even though he is operating within set storytelling boundaries.