Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

The Worst Film Ever

So much average

Great Film overall

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

This film was so hard to engage in that I almost turned it off. The only reason that I watched it to the very end was to see the performances by the cast. I feel like this is one of those movies that could have been a lot better had it not been directed by someone who did not understand its vision or story. The timeline is confusing to stick to (unless you can reference Nicole Kidman's long or short hair for time reference). The script is horrible at times, some of the scenes are unbearably amateur in storyline. I want to say that I enjoyed this, but it really sucked.

The acting in this film is first rate, the direction is first rate and it has a superb ending. Julia Roberts proves she is more than just a pretty face and Kidman gives an understated performance and allows the cast to take front and centre.I scored it 8 as I thought the pace a little too slow and the backwards and forwards in time , so beloved by some directors, didn't quite work for me. These are minor criticisms of a film that I enjoyed from start to finish.

Rarely have I seen anything quite so awful with no tension or any kind of plot layout in the script. And no, I haven't seen the original but I would like to.Add to this mess a frozen district attorney Nicole Kidman who provides no basis or foundation for the passionate obsession that the cop (Chiwetel Ejiofor) has for her that is a sidebar in the "story" and so many unbelievable scenes like the cop breaking the news of a murdered daughter to an FBI agent on the actual murder site so that she plunges at her deaddaughter and contaminates the entire murder scene.There's mad chasing with no purpose, out of control cops and guns chasing down who cares? filling in for the lack of dialogue or any kind of deeper meaning and a working script.Everybody phoned this in. 1/10

Gave it a 6 out of ten due to the confusing timelines and flashbacks going back and forth between 2002 and 2015. Thus, it required a second viewing from me. A tip for those who haven't seen it yet: 2002 = Roberts wears makeup, Kidman's hair is long, and Ejiofor's hair is completely black; 2015 = Roberts does not wear makeup, Kidman's hair is shorter, and Ejiofor's temples are salt-and-pepper.