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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatBradley GibsonFilm ThreatBradley GibsonBenjamin Naishtat directs with a steady hand and a strong vision. Pedro Sotero’s cinematography reveals the place and time in a respectful style that captures the period without satirizing it. This is a film that satisfies on every level and bears repeated viewings.
- 80Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterWriter/director Benjamin Naishtat’s subtle, twisting, state-of-the-nation drama works effectively as a noir-like thriller, and as an exploration of a country that has lost its moral compass.
- 80VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangRojo is a witheringly provocative examination of temporary moral eclipse becoming permanent moral apocalypse.
- 80The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisAdopting a cool, oblique yet accessible approach that complements the washed-out, nicotine-stained palette, Naishtat builds a modular narrative that increasingly bristles.
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarLos Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarRojo is a sophisticatedly entertaining reminder of our propensity for malevolent apathy.
- 80EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonWith each subplot reinforcing the simmering sense of unease, this compelling recreation of a pernicious period soberingly exposes the ease with which morality can become a casualty of human nature.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorThe detective plot is shaggy and never fully resolves itself, but the implications of the story resonate like a distant drum.
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIt masterfully sustains a sense of “wrongness” that will be felt even by those unfamiliar with Argentina’s history.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijGrandinetti, with a bushy 1970s mustache, has the thankless job of carrying a film in which he plays a morally compromised character, which doesn’t directly warm him to the audience. But he does so with his trademark intelligence and grace, turning Claudio into a generally decent man who makes a few very bad choices.
- 58The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakI was entertained and perplexed in a way that seemed intentional — my confusion a result of Naishtat giving his audience the credit to read into things with their own historical and political interpretations.