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78 out of 100

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9.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Starring: Dolores Fonzi, Manuel Rodal, Ricardo Darín
  • Summary: On his first ever hunting trip, in the calm of the Patagonian forest, a shy, epileptic taxidermist who secretly dreams of executing the perfect robbery stumbles upon an opportunity to make his dreams come true. (IFC First Take Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    91
    Ricardo Darín, wearing a mild-mannered expression of emotional remove, plays the unnamed antihero, obsessed with imagining the perfect robbery. The ''aura'' is the clarity with which he sees -- or imagines he sees -- the world in moments preceding an epileptic attack.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Crust
    90
    Sublime psychological thriller.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    50
    The careful camera work, beautifully dank cinematography and the quietly nuanced performance by Darín keep our attention, but in the end, the film's bigger challenge isn't its length, or its deliberate pace: It's that it's overly freighted with symbolism and meaning.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. DanieoV.
    10
    A magnificent work of cinematic art. The thematic and narrative symmetry were immensely pleasing. The type of movie you'd watch again for the little details and tiny nuances in acting.… Expand
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  2. TimD
    10
    Dark, unsettling, at times hypnotic, the film exerts a grip that didn't let go of me until it was over, and even then images and sounds from it stayed with me for many hours. A first-class piece of work with a world-class actor -- Ricardo Darín -- in the lead role.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ButteredPopcorn
    9
    What a good movie. I only wish it were a bit less violent, though by today's standards, this movie is actually not all too violent.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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