Crónicas (Chronicles)

The concept and ideology of this film were truly amazing....Another major screenplay flaw was the fact that the plot was weak....the Director didn't effectively play up the dramatic moments by punctuating the tenseness of the environment and situations.....The suspense was severely inhibited by an inconsistently paced screenplay.....There was also a great deal of pointless dialogue throughout, which aimlessly inter-mixes English and Spanish together in conversations between Manolo and his crew..... ... Full Review

Crónicas" or "Chronicles" is an extremely effective thriller....This is because the film is solid, complex, and entertaining focusing so much on Leguizamo in the lead.....Director Cordero impressively constructs tension particularly in the early funeral scenes.....all show-cases John Leguizamo's talent..... ... Full Review

His account of the logistical chaos of shooting this messy, highly charged sequence makes the powerful scene seem even more impressive. nor does he make any great moral judgments on the various agendas of his characters, this absorbing film feels accurate and timely and lets us take heart in the fact that dubious news programming is alive and well the world over-not just in our own back yard ... Full Review

This sharp, intelligent film, from Ecuadorian writer/director Sebastian Cordero, marks New York-raised actor John Leguizamo's Spanish-language debut..... ... Full Review

For the money he had, Ecuador's own Sebastian Cordero has made a really good movie. And even though the ending is not really satisfying after all the build up, the performances and realism of the story of Crónicas make for an intense thriller that sadly, is probably based on real events. ... Full Review

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Ecuador, Cr?nicas feels curiously American in design. Yeah, it poses as a hand-held documentary-style expos? on media manipulation in Latin American television and the poverty within Babahoyo, but it's very white bread in its conventional narrative storytelling. ... Full Article