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Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA crackling good suspense thriller.
- 80L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyWriter-director Sebastian Cordero wrings nerve-racking suspense, and complex performances, from these dynamics.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe film begins strongly and violently, then simmers down to a standard-issue suspense story.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigA raw and powerful suspense thriller.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe result is reasonably absorbing and a provocative if familiar commentary on media manipulation, with Leguizamo terrific in a serious, intense performance.
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatSometimes goes a bit over the top to make its point.
- 60VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyStarts out bracingly but gradually loses focus. Ecuadorian writer-director Sebastian Cordero's screenplay trades in underdeveloped conflicts and blank characters, hinting far too early at the killer's probable identity.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceLeguizamo finds the right mute for his trumpet, modulating his expenditure of emotion to the requirements of the scenario rather than overengaging his capable Mambo Mouth.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWhat distinguishes Cordero's film is his use of location.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA film divided against itself. The more the cat-and-mouse game between prisoner and reporter points it in the direction of "The Silence of the Lambs," the closer it inches toward the sort of exploitation it condemns; for me, that's too close for Crónicas to be taken without a big grain of salt.