A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
The entire film is stocked with images that reflect a character and story in flux.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
7 May 2010
fresh:
Campanella approaches the material with a classic hand -- no quick cuts, special effects or gimmicks here. This is a flesh-and-blood movie, and both Darin and Villamil bring earthy presence to the story.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
21 May 2010
fresh:
Although it has some memorably disquieting scenes, this story of long-delayed justice is sustained by its melancholy more than its thrills.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
21 May 2010
fresh:
Romantic obsession at its two extremes is explored with sympathy and intelligence in the thriller The Secret in Their Eyes...
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Jun 2010
rotten:
It's a film of enormous pretension and not enough reward.