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El cuerpo (2012)
Good film but didn't really make a great deal of sense...
This film didn't really make any sense. I appreciate that Hitchcock style psychological thrillers shouldn't be picked apart to expose the core, but the core itself had so many flaws.
To start with are we really supposed to believe that the security guard was conveniently hit by a car, meaning he could not expose the true identity of what he was running away from - the lead inspector or masked man with a gun? Had he not been hit by the car when randomly running petrified from the woods, he would have just said it was the lead inspector, or a man who fitted his description and then the whole ten year plan to avenge his wife's murder would have ended! But then there's no film I guess.
Secondly, the event chronology has no true bearing. The arc of the film itself is way off. The lead inspector asks the suspect to come into the lab. He wasn't aware of the intricate details such as the date the suspect used as a code, or the fact the wine glasses left to torment the suspect were identical to his home wine glasses. It is the little details, when studied in depth, that make this film totally incredulous to the viewer. The fact it tries to be clever as well makes for a worse viewing experience. After all, if it was a cheap attempt to insert plot twists you wouldn't pay too much attention.
Finally (amongst several other issues we perceive has the viewer), is the fact that we are told none of the neighbours of the flat where the suspects lover lived saw anyone inhabit the flat for "5 years or more". That is ridiculous! The two, albeit one using a pseudonym and avenging her Mother's death, did go to and from the flat and surely one neighbour would have heard them!? Then there's the fact we know the flat was inhabited and had multiple items of possession in there. Where did they go in such a short amount of time? And of course there's the case that we have to accept the daughter of the woman who was killed in the car crash - who is now the suspects lover (this is getting more ridiculous as I am writing this) - would put up with having a love affair despite the clear hatred and bitterness she had for the man...so much so that she would embark on a ten year journey to ruin him. No, no, no.
This film had a lot of promise, but when you really think about the fine detail it is about as smooth as a hedgehog. 3/10