One Reason We Go To The Movies: A Thoughtful, Well-Made Thriller for Adults

Rating: 10/10 (28 February 2013)

This mesmerizing romance-thriller is not just a whodunit, although that string is laid out to follow, as after a violent rape and murder involves him, an investigator makes a case to follow not only the evidence, but fall into an indulgence of his own. This film is also about the passions each of us pursue, sometimes without knowing, and is cunningly filmed and scored, the underlying music score never intrusive but always setting a mood.
It's a film about a dire time in Argentina, when corruption crept into some of the highest levels of police work--but that is just a background against which so many personal obsessions are worked out.
The Secret In Their Eyes is a complex film about a couple in love, another contrasting couple out for revenge, and a system which often confounds solutions; path cross over decades and the mystery wraps up with a creepy twist which will have the thoughtful viewer puzzling for hours...at least it did me.
What is the secret in their eyes? This is not a film of cheap thrills, but one for mature viewers who enjoy giving themselves to a well-made, intelligent thriller.