Le gardien invisible

I accidentally started with part 3. It turned out to be a trilogy of which this is part one. I also thought this was a Spanish movie, but the language sounded like some weird dialect I never heard before, after about 30 minutes it was revealed to be Basque (part of Spain) and that it apparently is a separate, somewhat similar language.

The movie is a classic detective: girls get murdered in a serial killer way, inspector Salazar is the lead agent in charge starts solving the crime clue by clue. The way it plays out was somewhat weird though. It is current time but they talk about a mythical creature (like Bigfoot). At first I thought it was meant to be funny but it was quite serious. Then there's a next clue that comes from reading tarot cards... Some things don't seem to have logic or just come out of the blue, or ominous music starts that warns the viewer something is about to happen but what happens has nothing to do with the story and is basically unneeded. I stopped rewinding after a few such instances and just went with it. The ending makes sense though, nothing mythical about it, just plain old detective work to find the twisted culprit.

You need to see the trilogy for everything to become clear. The ending of 'El guardian invisible' is the announcement of part two.

Any confusion, and unsolved ends, are due mostly to this movie being part of a trilogy. Two movies are available now, and I think the third is soon to be released. The concerns over the tarot cards, and the mother etc. are all made clear in the second movie. I almost feel as if this would've been better as an entire series because if you only watch this first movie you'll miss out on the WHY of it all. I like the way it all eventually falls Into place, but this isn't obvious unless you watch both movies.

Movie starts, a teenager girl naked body is found beside a river . The police assumes,some kind of religious act, as the the body was throughly washed and a cookie is placed on the lower private part. As the time passes,there are more girls who are disappearing and the next day, they are found dead on the same forest. The female police who has a traumatic past, set out to find the cookie's ingredients and find the shop. Surprisingly,her sister has a cookie shop. She asked her for the list of shops and ingredients however,she provided her with wrong information. What's her motive?

The cops are searching and they found a hundred of bones in a cave, on the other hand, the chief has found out about the involvement of her family and pushed her out of the case. Will she able to find the motive behind all these murders?

I loved it from starting, it compelling. But, as the time passes, it felt so absurd. Ending could have been better but it was totally messed.

For anyone confused as to why there are so many plot lines left unfinished, they are addressed in the second movie. This trilogy is based on a book, adding mystical elements which may seem confusing at first. Would definitely recommend watching the rest before jumping to conclusions. Amazing cinematography, along with a good portrayal of Spain, showing us an urban legend while keeping it a great thriller !

Closer to reality then a Sherlock Holmes on the one hand, but intriguing mystery blended in on the other. I do like the depth of the history/youth of the inspector, gives her more character and well acted emotions all the way. So this movie basically has several good points that could interest a broad audience. And it deserves it, good build up and pace, I'm sure many will enjoy this movie.