"The Invisible Guest" doesn't live up to most good detective/lawyer movies at all. For better or for worse, there's much more and better out there. This is not a good thriller, it isn't even a good Spanish thriller (for more on that go watch "La isla mínima", "El hombre de las mil caras" or "El reino").
You can see its main weaknesses in the first few minutes: boring protagonists without an inch of life and a non-existent tension. From this point, it was difficult to climb up, however, the plot gets here throwing a little bit of light.
The film takes too long to actually happen until it starts to twist the story, due to its failing at creating any kind of "time is running out" feeling or danger. It feels as if the interview has all the time in the world and her stopwatch is just a lousy magician's trick. I would highlight nontheless the different paths the plot goes throughout the end of the film, that's the most interesting and thrilling part. Although the final twist is set like a big jump the film wasn't prepared for.
You can see its main weaknesses in the first few minutes: boring protagonists without an inch of life and a non-existent tension. From this point, it was difficult to climb up, however, the plot gets here throwing a little bit of light.
The film takes too long to actually happen until it starts to twist the story, due to its failing at creating any kind of "time is running out" feeling or danger. It feels as if the interview has all the time in the world and her stopwatch is just a lousy magician's trick. I would highlight nontheless the different paths the plot goes throughout the end of the film, that's the most interesting and thrilling part. Although the final twist is set like a big jump the film wasn't prepared for.