Rating: 7/10
Simple but a really powerful movie. The protagonist is a taxidermist with eidetic memory and epilepsy thinks he can commit the perfect crime. He get his opportunity on his first hunting trip when he accidently kills a criminal who has plans of stealing a casino. The movie is definitely better than Fabián’s first movie Nine Queens which was also a pretty good movie. Unfortunately this would be his last movie which is sad.
Fabián’s uses neo-noir style very effectively. The movie may seem to move at a slow place but you soon realize that it is deliberate and pretty effective in keeping you anxious. There are lot details that aren’t so apparent but fit whole scheme of things. At times these details do get annoying, which was the only problem I noticed with movie.
The plot is simple. The taxidermist always dreamed of committing the perfect crime. When opportunity comes by he is faced with a lot of moral ambiguity and as it does happen in real life he tries to find moral justification for his acts. That’s where the chick comes into the picture. So now that we have a chick, an opportunity to do what he always wanted to do and his love to solve puzzles encircling him. Perfect, all that was need was good actors and they are there. The cinematography is excellent too.
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