a gritty story about a reporter who gets carried away by his ego while he believes he is pursuing the greater good
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09/01/05
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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
Even though he's been around for years, the promise Leguizamo shows in Crónicas makes it seem as though the actor is just getting started.
08/17/05
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12/24/05
Who could've guessed subtitles would make John Leguizamo a better actor?
08/07/05
Top CriticIt never quite achieves the level of journalistic condemnation it so clearly seeks.
08/07/05
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09/26/05
This is not Hollywood filmmaking, and if it were not for the familiar and likable face of Leguizamo, the average Saturday night filmgoer would be clawing at the door.
07/26/05
Nothing in this would-be thriller grabs you by the throat, never mind reaches down to your guts.
10/07/05
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10/08/05
An honest effort that is too dramatically slack to sustain more than average interest.
05/14/05
Cronicas is the kind of movie that grabs you while you're watching, even if later you wish it had grabbed a little harder.
08/25/05
Top Critic[Cordero's] lens is focused on a larger ethics, on what makes human beings heroes and monsters.
08/25/05
The film begins strongly and violently, then simmers down to a standard-issue suspense story.
07/07/05
Cronicas is two thirds of a really good movie – someone let me know when they find the rest.
07/07/05
A psychological drama with a mind game aspect that is a compelling claim for attention -- along with a unique look at the landscape and culture of a small Ecuadorian village.
06/11/05
Cordero gives Cronicas the rhythm of a 1970s American film, reveling in his characters' flaws, and revealing an anti-hero with no easy resolutions.
07/21/05
[Raises] questions about how the media gets involved in finding stories and how much responsibility they should take towards their subjects
07/07/05
John Leguizamo proves his ability not only in comedy but in psychological thrillers as well.
07/02/05
Ecuadoran filmmaker Sebastian Cordero certainly has style to burn and has some intriguing opinions on the news media, though he could have left out some of the more melodramatic plot elements.
09/09/05
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.
07/08/05
Latest News for Cronicas
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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