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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyIt's powerfully and richly imagined: a genre-busting movie that successfully combines the utmost in romanticism with the utmost in realism.
- 90Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondCampanella has laced his story with twists and turns worthy of Hitchcock and the framing device of the novel (which forces the protagonist to sort out the whole thing through writing) is ingenious.
- 90VarietyJonathan HollandVarietyJonathan HollandA deeply rewarding throwback to the unself-conscious days when cinema still strove to be magical, The Secrets in their Eyes is simply mesmerizing.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterA riveting Argentine thriller spiked with witty dialogue and poignant love stories.
- 88Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezAlthough it is structured like a thriller, and its plot dominated by Benjamin's detective work, The Secret in Their Eyes is really a cautionary tale about the consequences of a life of too much apprehension and propriety.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe performances are tender, the script elegant, the cinematography (especially during a virtuoso chase scene in a soccer stadium) artful.
- 67The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe film sprawls across two decades and 127 minutes, but there isn't a memorable image in it.
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichAbout as deep as a kiddie pool, which isn't to say it's an unpleasant frolic.
- 38Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisThe secret here is that the movie is rather tasteless. It has the high, slightly nauseating stink of perfume on garbage.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceCampanella, who overconfidently takes his time, outfits the film with ludicrous interrogation scenes, a drunken colleague who provides comic relief and redemptive tragedy, and a climactic flood of memories that plays like a trailer.