The Secret In Their Eyes: DVD Review
The Secret in Their Eyes
Rating: M
Released by Vendetta Home Entertainment
El secreto de sus ojos (to give it its Argentinean title) collected
the Academy Award this year for Best Foreign Language Film.
Set in 1999, Ricardo Darin (a popular Argentinean actor) plays
former investigator Benjamin Esposito who's retired but not been
able to put one case out of his mind.
25 years ago, Esposito investigated the brutal rape and murder of a
23 year old woman - but despite pursuing several leads, Esposito
and his partner Sandoval never managed to close the case.
One suspect emerges and the duo try everything in their power to
get him convicted - but as Esposito recalls the case for a novel,
he begins to realise that he has to reopen the case.
Not only that, but he must rediscover the feelings he buried a long
time ago for his boss Irene.
The Secret In Their Eyes is a solid crime drama; gritty and
involving. It also has some wonderful character moments and the
partnership between Esposito and Sandoval has some brilliant quirky
and humorous moments.
With sadness and tension throughout, it's easy to see why this
captured the Academy's heart.
The Secret In Their Eyes will drag you in - it may take a little
time to get going but once it's got its nails into you, it won't
let go.
Rating: 8/10
