Intacto (Intact)

seems to me that some 12 year old kid came up with a zany idea (that people could battle for and take each other's luck) and then some freak made a full length movie out of it... Full review

What is perhaps crucial about this movie is that it is shaped for a sophisticated cine-maniac,not so very keen about action and plot,rather willing to focus on the very atmosphere of the movie and the questions it puts in front of... Full review

I’ve seen this movie on the shelf for a while and final watched it after I saw the trailer. It just looked to interesting not to see. The story of an underworld of games based purely on luck is very original.... Full review

There is a strange atavistic, primitive even primeval core to this film. I spent part of my childhood in south west Ireland; I can clearly remember that people (men with a winning streak at the races or at cards or anything... Full review

I do not want to talk about the film. If you like cinema and interesting storytelling then watch this film. That's it watch it. It will change the way you think about life.... Full review

A masterpiece of the new wave of Spanish cinema that is invading the world in this new millennium, this strange, fascinating thriller has one of the greatest ideas of all times used very well till the end of the movie: imagine... Full review

This is one of my favorite movies b/c of its fresh angle about luck & fortune. This movie will open your eyes wide and change your perspective of what makes one lucky. Ever wonder why that person won the lottery? Or... Full review

La trama es impactante pero le falta algo, alma dir... Full review

The idea behind Intacto is excellent. It shows you how far people are willing to go if they blindly believe in luck!... Full review

The more I think about this film, the more I liked it. The script was extremely well-written, with appropriate twists and turns for each of the numerous characters-- not just the antagonist and one other, as usually happens. It's a great... Full review

A stylish and original Spanish thriller, Intacto depicts a macabre underworld world of life-or-death gambles.....In one of the most striking scenes the competitors sprint through dense forest, blindfolded, hands bound behind their backs.....you will be thinking about them long after the dénouement of this strangely compelling film.....Writer and director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo handles the intricately-constructed plot and immaculately-staged action scenes with confidence.... ... Full Review

There's not a boring second and not a wasted shot throughout Intacto, starting with its opening image of a neon lit casino, a single complex nestling in the foothills of a dramatic mountainous landscape. Like the game played by three in a darkened room, when (like in all the games) the stakes are greater even than money (you'll have to find out for yourself or it'll spoil the film) and the winner is the one on whose head a spectacularly unusual flying insect finally lands. ... Full Review

and the plot becomes a bit mired in its own cleverness, Intacto is an intriguing notion....Any similarity to films like Unbreakable are superficial at best (in fact, I found Intacto to be somewhat superior)..... ... Full Review

Fifteen years later, Fresnadillo unleashes his dehumanizing Intacto onto the world.....First up is a commentary track by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who confirms the film's simplicity as a preposterous rumination on luck..... ... Full Review

Now into his 70s, he paints an empathetic portrait of the terrible consequences of misused power. Sitting atop the luck food chain is a grizzled sage named Sam (Max von Sydow, in a heartrending performance), who operates a casino nestled deep in a lava-encrusted field. ... Full Review

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The Spanish director was moved to filmmaking after witnessing a plane crash at a young age. He gained the attentions of Spanish and international audiences after his short film "Esposados" won awards around the world. ... Full Article

Samuel Berg (Max von Sydow), a man who survived the Nazi concentration camps, has a unique relationship with luck in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's sleek and arty Spanish metaphysical thriller Intacto . ... Full Article

Easy on the eyes but hard to swallow, the Spanish suspenser Intacto centers on people with ''the gift'' of luck who play high-stakes games of chance against one another. ... Full Article

October 27, 2002 |The question, and it's a question with currency, is why anyone in their right mind would subject themselves (and their long-suffering editors) to coverage of two concurrent film festivals. ... Full Article

Spain is proving again to be THE country of different stuff in genre films. Amenabar is hip, you can bet that this year will bring the same kind of world recognition for Jaime Balaguero (heard that some big US major... ... Full Article