At the End of the Tunnel (2016) User Reviews

Nice and vigorous Argentina/Spain co-production plenty of suspense , thrills , twists and turns

[ma-cortes · 7/10 · 7 October 2016]

Original and ingeniously basic premise full of tense images and intrigue in spite of developing only one scenario . Dealing with a paraplegic computer engineer that moves in a wheelchair . This freaky and clever film chronicles fear , desperation , paranoia of a computer expert called Joaquín (Leonardo Sbaraglia) who faces off a completely Kafkaesque situation when in his cellar starts hearing noises and voices of bank-robbers whose leader results to be a really violent murderer called Galereto (Pablo Echarri , also producer) . This is a thrilling film in which the paraplegic starring quest to find answers and solutions to vanquish some extremely violent delinquents (Walter Donado , Laura Faienza , Facundo Nahuel Giménez , Javier Godino) and subsequently planning steal the bank , creating an alternate access to the tunnel , just before them . Joaquin works repairing old computers and is threaten by foreclose , he then rents one room to Berta , a beautiful young girl (Clara Lago) , and Betty (Uma Salduende) , her six-years-old daughter . Berta lives with the drama of his autistic daughter , who two years ago stopped to talk unexpectedly . At the beginning uneasy coexistence gradually softens , turning in a friendship and a romance between them .

The picture succeeds because of the thriller , tension , as well as a superbly written script delving into the human psyche in such extreme situation and our instinctive urges for survival . As the paraplegic executes set-ups that will threaten all the plan provided by the criminal robbers , though Joaquín's scheme crashes against a couple of secrets about Berta and her daughter . The paraplegic very well performed by Leonardo Sbaraglia works utilizing his skills and talents to survive the deadly trap , as using his intelligence he attempts to avoid the robbers carry out their aims , but at the same time he is blocked emotionally by the remembers of his wife and daughter , dead after an accident time ago . Despite the claustrophobic scenarios and average budget the picture manages to be intelligent , intriguing and thrilling . The good thing about this film is that the director made it on limited scenarios , only having to do one or two sets , yet the movie works on many levels but is constantly reconfigured . Very fine acting by Leonardo Sbaraglia as Joaquín , a computer engineer in wheelchair trapped by the imminent foreclose of his house due to the debt with his bank . Clara Lago also shines as an exotic dancer who is really a lure sent by the chief of a little band that they are digging a long underground tunnel . And support cast is frankly excellent , such as an extremely baddie , masterfully played by Pablo Echarri , along with Walter Donado , Facundo Giménez and Javier Godino . Special mention for the veteran and very old Federico Luppi , here playing a killer Police Inspector .

Stirring and intriguing musical score fitting to tension by two great composers : Lucio Godoy and Federico Jusid . Splendid cinematography , and naturally , plenty of dark and shades by Félix Monti . The motion picture , decently produced by Gerardo Herrero and Axel Kuschevatzky , was professional and originally written and directed by Rodrigo Grande . Rodrigo was born (1974) in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina . He is a fine writer and director, known for Historias Breves 2 (1997) , Presos Del Olvido (2001), Cuestión De Principios (2009) and this Al Final Del Túnel (2016) at his best , being his fetish actor Federico Luppi who here plays a corrupt cop . Rating : Good , better than average

At the end of the tunnel -- One eye looks at you ...

[thor2029 · 8/10 · 1 May 2017]

My opinion-.

"At the end of the tunnel" is a movie by Rodrigo Grande and a thriller policeman realized with a small budget, but with far greater effects than some great productions, everything is there, a super scenario and a plot that takes you more and more That one advances in this movie. If you like good suspense, look at it, it is worth it.

This is just awesome

[Misss25 · 8/10 · 30 May 2021]

I have never seen a heist movie with this kind of plot twists. This is unguessable as well as trickily executed. One most indulging factor is the protagonist is cripple yet how he protect himself along with the bank money is amazing.

Not all the plans are foolproof.

[Reno-Rangan · 7/10 · 4 July 2017]

Not quite what I was looking for, but still I had a nice time watching it. This is an Argentine crime-thriller. Minimal cast film and entirely shot a building and its surroundings. Literally, it was always a dark atmosphere, like it all happened at night time. The opening parts were intentional as everything deliberately put together for a quick start. It was not a matter of cliché, but knowing how all these stories begin, they did not waste time for all the details. Just the glances at related stuffs revealed all the necessary details, like unmaintained backyard, crashed car, photographs et cetera, would tell the story all you wanted to know. Even though the film ran for two hours.

So you might think they filled entire film with a tight plot, but that's not what really happened. Watching a film over that long was the tricky part, because there's no significant change in the narration in the first half, everything was in the following half. This is the story of a paraplegic computer engineer who is living alone in his house, but most of his time he spends at the basement working with computers. He was not as mysterious as he looked at the first glance. You will know him well with the progression of the story. Not from the past, but moving forward, and his intentions.

It's about the time a single mother and her young daughter come asking him the room as they saw the rental signboard placed outside. It all happens suddenly where she moves in in the next few hours. As staying together, there's no proper connection was made between them, her attempts does not bring any positive. As the days go by, he discovers some gang is planning a heist in the next building. Now all his focus come into it and it's time to decide how to deal it, and once he did, his plans and its executions are what takes the centre stage in the remaining narration.

❝In the end no matter how organised your plan is, it always depends on either a girl or luck.❞

You probably would make a couple of guesses how it's all going to shape up, in particular how the finale sets up. So it is not that suspense if you think it would be. All the heist films you have seen in your life would make it easier for you to have many perspectives, whenever there comes a twist or turn. The bad part was the characters. All the film characters were clichéd. Like every weakness, strength is for a reason and those were not protected well for revealing it in the later parts. So concentrate every scene, even a small scene without ignoring. They all come into play in the crucial segment.

It was something like a well known story and character pattern, except the settings, which kind of gives a fresh look for the product. The fist one hour was too slow, no exciting developments. It's all between two groups, one was the criminal gang with a major plan in their hand and the second was a family, well, it was almost like a family in the next door. All the events happen separately, but once the contact was made in the final act, the slow drama turns a fast paced thriller.

But again, it compromises in the confrontation part. If you are going to expect a big face-off after what it all were developed in the earlier section, that's a pretty disappointment. But still it is a good film to watch once. Not a silly film on the overall, a theme like this to design takes quite a brain, though not a genius film and it was pretty neatly done. Especially the kind of audience they were aiming for, is not particular anyone, but mostly everybody.

Whatever the characters were, the cast was excellent. They all performed their parts accordingly, including that little kid. Except it was a long film, if you are okay with a simple and entertaining product, this will do fine. For those who anticipate clever twists and turns, this will fall into an average. There were lots of opportunity to improvise the screenplay, but it was in my mind that I thought it should have been like this and that who is having opinions on the film that was already made. And that's the expectation that will kill your entertainment. I'm getting used to it, so for me it was a decent film and I'll recommend it to the selected viewers.

7/10

watchable

[nalwro · 6/10 · 8 February 2021]

But what was the point of bomb when it take few hammer hits to break through the vault?

Old wine in new glass

[suprabhattacharya · 7/10 · 26 July 2018]

AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL(2016) Director- Rodrigo Grande Cast-Leonardo Sbaraglia,Clara Lago

Language-Spanish Thriller Third Spanish thriller on the row and still in awe of their expertise in making thrillers absorbing and captivating.After watching namely "The invisible guest","sleep tight" I sort of developed an interest in exploring their filmography more.

A physically handicapped person overhears a bank heist plan of some thugs residing in his basement.OH!u guessed it right,it sounds familiar to "rear window",yes it is grande's homage to the Hitchcock classic.

The film is though obviously very flawed but on the other hand is very watchable.The exceptional camera work and the performance of the lead cast are the reasons to watch the film.The entire film is shot in a single house,intentionally happens at a dark atmosphere.i.e at night.The story is not tight and very predictable.If you are going to watch the film for a wholesome experience you will not either be disappointed or be overjoyed.The plot has nothing new but the style of approach is unique and commendable.The film is mediocre if compared to the other spanish flicks mentioned earlier but as I already said is watchable.The films lacks the pace and is slightly long to watch for.

SPANISH ( A+ Movie) My Ratings 9 /10

[THE-BEACON-OF-MOVIES-RAFA · 9/10 · 22 February 2022]

Much better than expected Gripping psychological thriller from Spain.

Very unique and. Minimalism at its best.

Far greater effects than some great productions, everything is there, a super scenario and a plot that takes you more and more That one advances in this movie. If you like good suspense, look at it, it is worth it.

2019-2-7

[aboiement · 7/10 · 9 February 2019]

I feel some pieces were missing which made the story not so complete, and also made the movie not so reasonable. Why was there a crashed car in the unmaintained backyard? Why did a computer engineer have sleeping drugs to inject? Why did the computer engineer have a jar of poisoned cookie or chocolate in the house? Why did Joaquin can just knock off the ground of the vault, but the bad guys need to put a bomb to break into the vault? .. The idea of the story was good. It would be perfect if the lost pieces are filled into the movie.

Good surprise

[bethjazotte · 9/10 · 11 August 2019]

A very good movie! You never expect to see such a good plot! Loved it!

Which door will you choose?

[bombersflyup · 7/10 · 6 May 2020]

At the End of the Tunnel is engaging, despite the lack of introduction and thin characterization.

It works because the plot's interesting and there's a lot going on. Daughter Betty and dog Casimiro, go hand in hand in making up for some of that characterization, adding some heart. I'm not sure we're given enough for it to be suspenseful, but the ending's satisfactory. Joaquin's a paraplegic MacGyver or Bond, with balls of steel. You just knew somebody was going to eat those biscuits.

A subtle thriller

[rumanadu178 · 8/10 · 15 April 2020]

Loved it. Unpredictable... story grasp you till the end.

A Good Spanish crime thriller.

[sudheeshthulaseedharan · 6/10 · 3 November 2020]

At the End of the Tunnel is a Spanish language crime thriller. Jaqine, an engineer who lost his family in a car accident and is paralyzed below the waist, lives in his large house in a wheelchair with a sick elderly dog. After receiving a bank notice to foreclose on his house, Jaqine decides to rent the upper floor of the house. A Mother and daughter live in rented accommodation on the top floor of the house. One day an unusual noise on the wall of the basement of his house wakes Jaqine's skilled engineer. He realizes that the thieves are making a tunnel to rob the bank through her house, forgets his disabilities and joins in the robbery without their knowledge. Jaqine's attempt to accomplish their goal by deceiving the thieves and deceiving them is presented in a way full of many twists. There are many moments in this Spanish film that will captivate the audience of a thriller movie.

Weak heist movie

[hof-4 · 3/10 · 8 October 2017]

Script by director Rodrigo Grande is so full of holes that the viewer's suspension-of- disbelief capacity is used up in the first few minutes. The always reliable Leonardo Sbaraglia manages to make something out of his character Joaquín, a paraplegic with a disconcerting ability to do heavy digging and crawl in tunnels, but all the other characters are built of tired clichés such as the heavies played by Pablo Echarri and Federico Luppi and the temptress in charge of Clara Lago. The heist planned by Joaquín is surely one the most sure-to-fail in movie history.

Grande's direction is fluid, cinematography by Felix Monti is very good and the sets are atmospheric, but the movie is terminally weighted down by the script. A miss.

Nice thriller

[m-ramanan · 8/10 · 6 August 2021]

RATED 8/10 Language: Spanish RECOMMENDED

Nice thriller movie to watch on weekend. Little bit predictable, but the screenplay makes tight watch.... No boring moments and little bit surprises throughout the movie... Worth the watch...

Thrilled to the core

[itumaesh · 10/10 · 13 November 2021]

1. Fantastic Thriller 2. Keeps us engaged throughout 3. Good Screenplay and Screentime 4. This movie includes only the frames that were relevant and hence not even a single minute is wasted.

Trivia (cigarette)

[hipoacusia · 9/10 · 19 January 2020]

In the garden, Joaquin is smoking and Betty arrives. He throws the almost whole cigarette on the floor, but by focusing it on the floor, the cigarette is almost finished.

It's a disaster

[saalmixgfx · 1/10 · 27 January 2022]

One of the most boring times of my life asking for an Oscar Worst Directing, Worst Soundtrack, Worst Cinematography, Worst Actress, Worst Sick Dog I couldn't stand 10 minutes and then the movie shuts down. . No suspense easy to predict and slow events I recommend not watching it final.

A very good movie! I wish it ended just a few minutes earlier.

[mohsengolchehre · 9/10 · 18 August 2021]

What a good movie! This is the few Argentine movies I have seen and really liked. The suspension was well used, the cast was great and the filming was very good in those tough conditions. The soundtrack was great and used very well. I can only have two negative reviews. First, the film had a slightly longer time and could have had a faster rhythm. And secondly, the happy ending of the movie was a bit annoying. I have seen in many Spanish films that very much insist that the ending should be good. It is as if the director is worried about the emotions of the audience. I did not like this. I think it would have been better if the film had ended after Guttmann's accident and his death. The moment the new family hugged each other.

An effective crime thriller with a unique plot

[Brian2359 · 9/10 · 20 February 2024]

This film had my attention from the start with the characters and how unique the plot is. The first hour was very entertaining. I did feel that there was a bit of a lull in the middle and was planning to rate it lower, but I loved the way it ended and felt the writing was very clever. This has elements of Don't Breathe. Instead of a blind guy it's a paraplegic who is always ten steps ahead of everyone.

The setting is mostly limited to tunnels, basements and inside a house. It still managed to be a very effective crime thriller that I feel is highly original. There is one semi-brutal scene and some subject matter discussed that could be sensitive, but really nothing shown that could be triggering. I was pleasantly surprised by this and highly recommend it.

Unnecessary Dark

[educallejero · 4/10 · 9 January 2020]

A typical and well done, overall good thriller, with good production other than the terrible score, good acting, a beautiful woman (Clara Lago) and acceptable heist movie filled with plenty twists (more or less predictable, depending on the viewer). All the details on the kind of boring start pay off in the end. So, entertaining and fine movie.

But, the unnecessary dark subplot (really bad) was literally worthless, made no impact in the story other than motivating one character to do something that it could've decided to do with better writing and different reasoning (or maybe not even doing and make the character "go there"), forcing the plot with this disgusting and amateurish trick. A terrible and difficult problem is brought just to help the writers wrap the movie up. Terrible. Disgusting. And pathetic.

A messy bank-heist thriller that intrigues to an extent! [+54%]

[arungeorge13 · 5/10 · 6 May 2020]

If you look at it purely from a screenplay perspective, I wouldn't call this film amazing. Not even close. It tries to pull off a hotchpotch of Rear Window (in the beginning), a little bit of Panic Room, and a whole lotta Reservoir Dogs (in the third act). Leonardo Sbaraglia plays Joaquin, a widowed paraplegic living in a mansion with his aged dog Casimiro. He rents out the upper floor and terrace to a single mother Berta (a dashing Clara Lago, playing a stripper) and her daughter Betty.

With the arrival of Berta in his house, Joaquin slowly begins to feel the warmth of a woman again. They slowly begin to display a liking for each other. But the film isn't interested in exploring this unlikely acquaintance much. Joaquin, while working in the basement overhears a plan (on the other side of the wall) being hatched by a gang of robbers to break into a bank next door. A twist arrives early on, but I was hoping director Rodrigo Grande (who is also writing) would capitalize on it. However, the film then turns into a bundle of absurd ideas.

Grande compromises plot for thrills in the latter half. Things stop making much sense but what keeps the movie alive are its performances (even when its antagonists are one-note). If you ask me whether the thrills were clever enough to keep me engaged, I'd say yes (to an extent). I wonder how little Betty will cope with life after all the nastiness she witnesses in the film's final act. It's a mess indeed; one that may leave viewers reasonably satisfied but also one that's convenient.

Dreadful

[mightyfelix-13842 · 1/10 · 25 June 2020]

Dumb, slow-witted, brainless, I can be here named it all the bad names of this movie and I will never finish, that how bad this movie is. How can a person come to my house and start demanding? If by the way, you are asking your self why I gave this movie a 1 because you gave it 10, then welcome to my word, that Is how I feel when a person gives 1 start to a movie that I gave 8, have a nice day!!!