Secret in Their Eyes's reviews
Media reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
What DOESN?T get lost in translation is what made ?El Secreto De Sus Ojos? so effective: the visceral, devastating empathy we feel when a horrible injustice is committed and it ruins multiple lives; the haunted looks in the eyes of a trio of characters who will never be able to shake off the events of long ago; the lush and lurid film noir touches; and the air of melancholy hanging heavy over a pursuit of justice because we know there?s no such thing as true justice.
Variety
Roberts brings an acrid sense of bitterness and sorrow to this exceedingly sharp-witted sleuth, registering the cruel passage of time and the toll of unspeakable tragedy in every careworn feature and vocal quaver.... it?s a skillful and humane turn from an actress whose darkly penetrating gaze comes closest to fulfilling the mystery of the title.
The Guardian
Chiwetel Ejiofor, one of our top-tier film actors right now, is on good form throughout, and the others act their hearts out, too. But they are somewhat left out to dry in a production that feels more like syndicated television than a feature film.
Rolling Stone
The Americanized version is miscast, misguided and misbegotten.
Indiewire
An Americanized adaptation awkward and increasingly ridiculous (...) A story that spoils its romanticism and timely anti-terrorist plot to fully concentrate on the final surprise more absurd in recent memory.
The Hollywood Reporter
A remake cleverly conceived. (...) So compelling and so lacking in detail as its predecessor (...) a solid genre film with disturbing echoes of current issues.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote