The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto De Sus Ojos)

Little White Lies“Destined to become a world cinema classic...” A big dollop of (sexual) tension, dashes of humour and a brilliant cast. The Secret in Their Eyes is one of those films you will find yourself returning to again and again...

The Independent“The long goodbye in Buenos Aires...” The film takes the elements of the conventional murder mystery and then spins round them a story that is both lyrical and heavy on pathos. And Darín's Espositio is one of those crumpled idealists that you just can't help rooting for...

The Telegraph“Handsome, fitfully absorbing, fundamentally trite...” The plot is as creaky as a Hammer staircase, and the flashes of directorial style from Juan José Campanella - like a much-vaunted single-take chase under a football stadium - feel like emergency measures to drum up suspense...

Guardian“A tremendously slick thriller...” Manically focusing on this brutal affair is a deliberate, macho cauterisation of the agony of unrequited passion. The charismatic Darín makes a seductively melancholy and unexpectedly gallant hero...

Channel4 Film“The film that bested A Prophet and The White Ribbon...” Campanella's captivating thriller-cum-romance suggests that it is never too late to turn fear back into love. Time may be at its core, but this film already feels timeless in its lucid complexity and emotive restraint...

Time Out film“About as deep as a kiddie pool...” It’s so enamored with its own brilliance that the people get lost in the swirl. Not that there’s much to these characters to begin with, since they bow to the story mechanics rather than drive them. Everyone is more or less defined by their hairâ

Variety“Compelling, grown-up entertainment...” A deeply rewarding throwback to the unself-conscious days when cinema still strove to be magical, The Secrets in their Eyes is simply mesmerizing. An altogether darker, more complex piece of work, as well as Campanella’s finest film...

Total Film “Superior...” Writer/ director Juan José Campanella also deals delicately with the undeclared feelings between Esposito and colleague Irene (Soledad Villamil), while a preposterous final twist is offset by an instant-classic footy stadium chase scene...

The Observer“Not yet reviewed”

Empire“Humane and harrowing, highly recommended. This one will stay with you...” The film seems to wrap up its story in mid-point, but there are stunning reversals, one of the scariest (but most understated) lift scenes ever shot, a telling ambiguity, more tragedies and two astonishing endings left...