Metacritic-Rezensionen

An absorbing new spin on the ingenious "Rear Window" concept, with poignant comments on aging in modern society.

A mystery that isn't suspenseful so much as realistic, in which the detective's motivation is understandable and the story moves the way life does, instead of as a thrill ride.

Bernstein blunts the inherent tension by zipping everything along at the pace of a snail with a sore foot. Still, Montenegro does wonders in her long silences, and makes her love scene with the eager 72-year-old Cortez look like a hookup at Club Med.

Montenegro's performance is typically multifaceted, displaying keen wit and a thick streak of self-doubt.

A diverting blend of "Rear Window"-style suspense and autumnal romance. While the film is ultimately unable to fully succeed on either front, it offers many pleasures along the way.

A diverting, if unspectacular, Brazilian drama centered on an aging female detective.

A lopsided effort which is part-thriller, part-social commentary, and totally forgettable.

Ms. Montenegro's rough-hewn integrity is the one quality that ennobles The Other Side of the Street, an otherwise confused mixture of cat-and-mouse thriller and sentimental old folks' love story that is well below the level of "Central Station."

Co-writer and first-time director Marcos Bernstein (who also co-scripted the Montenegro-starring Central Station) drowns the film in anesthetizing atmospherics and hot Brazilian bodies, blunting the energy of his septuagenarian star's performance.

This poky and indifferently plotted film isn't much of mystery.