While taking a hard look at the media, Cronicas still stays true to a taut thriller form, its social commentary disguised as one of the better horror films in recent memory.
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07/08/05
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Cronicas (2005)
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Reviews Counted:70
Fresh:50
Rotten:20
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: An unsettling and absorbing cautionary tale with John Leguizamo playing an unscrupulous TV reporter who uses the medium to further his own goals.
Theatrical Release:Jul 8, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $138,868
Synopsis: The hot and humid village of Babahoyo, Ecuador is besieged by an elusive serial killer. The police have no clues but this mystery has become an obsession for Miami-based tabloid television reporter... [More]
Starring: John Leguizamo, Leonor Watling, Alfred Molina, Damián Alcázar
Director: Sebastian Cordero
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Reviews for Cronicas
[Cordero's] lens is focused on a larger ethics, on what makes human beings heroes and monsters.
08/25/05
...has a gritty texture that keeps the events interesting.
07/30/05
a gritty story about a reporter who gets carried away by his ego while he believes he is pursuing the greater good
09/01/05
Disturbing and thought-provoking... with a truly unsettling ending.
08/16/05
This film offers a probing look at corruption in TV journalism and focuses on a country rarely glimpsed in movies.
07/08/05
The film begins strongly and violently, then simmers down to a standard-issue suspense story.
07/07/05
riveting
07/07/05
Goes beyond both the fashionable serial-killer thriller and the equally current consideration of oxymoronic media morality.
07/07/05
[Raises] questions about how the media gets involved in finding stories and how much responsibility they should take towards their subjects
07/07/05
Who could've guessed subtitles would make John Leguizamo a better actor?
08/07/05
Top CriticEcuadorian Codero combines an issue-oriented film, about journalistic ethos and media manipulation, with a psychological thriller, about a serial killer, to some mixed results
06/13/05
A sharp, intelligent film.... Who'd have thought an Ecuadorian film would have so much to say about modern American journalism?
08/03/05
This is one of the best films of the year. Wow.
07/08/05
Leguizamo's strengths and limitations fit snug with the reporter's own -- the comedic sizzle the actor brings to his best work translates smoothly into hardhearted aggression.
07/07/05
An uneven film that's nevertheless genuinely disturbing.
07/22/05
Cronicas has a cracking good plot, a central moral issue and John Leguizamo speaking Spanish. What more does a film need?
07/22/05
Writer-director Sebastian Cordero keeps the moral conundrums on low boil while allowing the ominous, sweltering atmosphere to seep beneath your skin.
07/07/05
Top CriticJohn Leguizamo proves his ability not only in comedy but in psychological thrillers as well.
07/02/05
Leguizamo tackles his first Spanish-language role with considerable aplomb.
09/30/05
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November 09, 2005:
RT Interview: "Crónicas" Director Sebastián Cordero
It played in just over 100 theaters back in July, so you can be forgiven if you haven't heard a whole lot about "Crónicas" just yet. But the Ecuadorian crime thriller... More...
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