Eyes that spoke without saying

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2010)

My first movie review at IMDb and i couldn't ask for any better film than this. After i watched this film winning the Oscar in "Best foreign language" film category, I was very keenly waiting for its DVD to release here in U.S. 3 weeks ago I finally bought the DVD and immediately watched it. One word AMAZING!!! This is cinema at its best and sets the bar so high for the world of cinema. These kinds of movies are hard to come by. Its a gem. Its one of those films that slithers through your body and sinks in long afterwards. Everything is just nearly perfect, with the terrific casting led by Ricardo DarÃ­n and Soledad Villamil with strong supporting performance from Guillermo Francella (who is a delight to watch) also is a source for comic relief. Dialogue, screenplay,and cinematography are top notch. And one could only get tire of trying to find the synonyms for 'brilliance' to describe the direction of the film. Every word doesn't feel that it will do justice to describe the stunning direction of Juan JosÃ© Campanella. He does an excellent job telling such a difficult story in such a flawless manner. Basically it is a love story with a detective mystery thriller twist to it.
Recently retired criminal court investigator Benjamin (Ricardo Darin) decides to write a novel based on a twenty-five-year-old unresolved rape and murder case which still haunts him. Sharing his plans with Irene (Soledad Villamil), the beautiful judge and former colleague he has secretly been in love with for years, Benjamin's initial involvement with the case is shown through flashbacks, as he sets out to identify the murderer. But Benjamin's search for the truth will put him at the center of a judicial nightmare, as the mystery of the heinous crime continues to unfold in the present, testing the limits of a man seeking justice and personal fulfillment at last.
Everyone in the film have acted splendidly. They make it look so easy, which is not. Its the kind of a role that requires them to act and deliver message by talking less through their mouth, but rather with their eyes. First rate performance by everyone in the film. The flashbacks shown back and forth do not create confusion at all. There are some moments that gives viewers a chill and the actors does a superb job in creating that. The metaphor in the film is clearly about how eyes can say many things without actually saying a word. At the end of the day, its an outstanding stylish and intelligent Argentine film that is destine to become a world classic cinema. A MUST WATCH!!