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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-TimesIts chief virtue is its lead performance, in which twin brothers are played by a promising new Argentinian actor named Viggo Mortensen.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIt’s not easy to play twins (in another language, no less), without relying on showy mannerisms to define them. But Mortensen pulls it off. Your move, Franco.
- 60The New York TimesRachel SaltzThe New York TimesRachel SaltzMr. Mortensen keeps you watching, even when the movie’s storytelling underwhelms. But Everybody Has a Plan is less about story than about texture and atmosphere. They stay with you, as does the haunted visage of Agustín, drifting on the delta waters.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineAna Piterbarg's handsome, if uninvolving, film privileges mood over narrative and dumb brooding over character.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloApart from the novelty of seeing Mortensen act in Spanish, there’s virtually nothing of interest, and even he does little more than confirm that a performance can be monosyllabic in any language.
- 40Time OutTime OutThe artist formerly known as Aragorn remains an engrossing screen presence, but this campy thriller is a tad too close to simply having him sing the telephone directory.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceAn identity crisis is at the heart of Everybody Has a Plan—but it's the film's. Even Viggo Mortensen's movingly enigmatic performance as identical twins can't help first-time Argentinean director Ana Piterbarg decide whether she is making an existential tone poem or a brutish thriller.
- 40Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe noir-ish contours of writer-director Ana Piterbarg's story yield a frustratingly dissipated movie, one with few storytelling pleasures and an overabundance of forced mood.
- 38New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithArgentina’s noir Everybody Has a Plan is as sludgy as the river delta in which it takes place.