Kiko Martinez San Antonio Current Jan 29, 2018 B+

Director/screenwriter Sebastin Cordero delivers a lurid and absorbing drama about the power of the media and the steps some will take to get the big scoop.

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Prairie Miller Long Island Press May 24, 2007

Proceeds breathlessly and hysterically towards a story that in the end, seems to have hardly left the finish line.

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Lewis Beale Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007

A blunt instrument of a tale, with considerable emotional impact.

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Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses Oct 3, 2006 2.5/5

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Dec 6, 2005 2/4

...thoroughly underwhelming and surprisingly dull.

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Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter Nov 1, 2005

A riveting exploration of good and evil where the line between the two is unclear.

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Tenley Woodman Boston Herald Oct 8, 2005 3/4

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Janice Page Boston Globe Oct 7, 2005 2/4

Nothing in this would-be thriller grabs you by the throat, never mind reaches down to your guts.

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Jack Garner Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Sep 30, 2005 8/10

Leguizamo tackles his first Spanish-language role with considerable aplomb.

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Lindy T. Shepherd Orlando Weekly Sep 22, 2005

This suspenseful film and its star are as sharp as razors as they delve into the dark corners of life.

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Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Sep 11, 2005 C-

[Helmer] Cordero tries to humanize his monster and, as such, takes the wind out of Cronicas's sails.

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Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Sep 9, 2005 2.5/4

Ecuadoran filmmaker Sebastian Cordero certainly has style to burn and has some intriguing opinions on the news media, though he could have left out some of the more melodramatic plot elements.

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Sean P. Means Salt Lake Tribune Sep 9, 2005 2.5/4

What should be the movie's strength, the mano-a-mano psychological sparring between Manolo and Vinicio, fizzles out with a dispiriting and easily anticipated ending.

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Ann Hornaday Washington Post Sep 8, 2005

An ambitious social-commentary melodrama that works about half the time -- until it engages in the very behavior it sets out to condemn.

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Carlo Cavagna AboutFilm.com Sep 1, 2005 B+

a gritty story about a reporter who gets carried away by his ego while he believes he is pursuing the greater good

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Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews Aug 30, 2005 B-

Cordero paints his villain with more points to ponder than his protagonist.

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Jeff Shannon Seattle Times Aug 26, 2005 2.5/4

We've seen this cautionary tale before, and the outcome, while chilling from an ethical perspective, is almost a foregone conclusion.

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Sean Axmaker Seattle Post-Intelligencer Aug 25, 2005 B

The hit-and-run destructiveness of the rapacious media is nothing new, but Cordero gives his cynical take a unique setting and a queasy climax.

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Achy Obejas Chicago Tribune Aug 25, 2005 3.5/4

[Cordero's] lens is focused on a larger ethics, on what makes human beings heroes and monsters.

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Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Aug 25, 2005 3.5/4

Cronicas is the kind of tense, terrific suspenser that screams for a Hollywood remake. Only the remake won't be anywhere near as good, so check out the original.

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