There are some interesting ideas in this extortion thriller from actor-turned-director Ahcitz Azcona, not least with regard to the way Mexicans are often depicted onscreen in US-made films, but it would have benefited hugely from either being condensed into a short film, where its tension would be allowed to pack more punch or further developed in terms of plotting so that the padding that is evident here could have been avoided.
The first five minutes, in fact, could almost be an experimental short on their own, as we see a collage of Mexican archive film, which we slowly realise is being watched on a kitchen TV, brought to a crescendo as the kettle boils. It's a moment of tension that everything afterwards struggles to match despite the best efforts of the score from Mario Osuna and strong sound design from Odin Acosta which try to convey building dread in ways that aren't.
The first five minutes, in fact, could almost be an experimental short on their own, as we see a collage of Mexican archive film, which we slowly realise is being watched on a kitchen TV, brought to a crescendo as the kettle boils. It's a moment of tension that everything afterwards struggles to match despite the best efforts of the score from Mario Osuna and strong sound design from Odin Acosta which try to convey building dread in ways that aren't.
- 10/3/2022
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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