Aux yeux de tous

This film is far better than than 6.2 rating it has received which seems mostly to come from those wanting to compare it to the Argentinian original. I am rating this as a separate film and not comparing it to the original. The acting is top notch and believable. Ejiofor, Kidman and Roberts all do a great job.

It's an interesting crime thriller with some twists and turns. It's about a team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, whose worlds are suddenly torn apart during a homicide investigation that hits close to home. It was completely watchable and entertaining. I'm not saying this is a high brow, blow your socks of type of movie, but it certainly deserves a far higher rating.

I am certainly not saying that the original might not be much better. I have it on my list to watch but in my opinion, if you like thrillers and movies with some twists and turns and want to be entertained I recommend giving it a chance.

From just after the opening this effort began to look like Television with pretensions. Maybe it's time Hollywood and audiences got over the misguided following of styles from the likes of Tarantino and Scorsese - both who seem to have joined other overrated movie makers of the era...Now Billy Ray joins their club with this over-everything mess of a movie. More ridiculous flash-back, flash-forward techniques to leave the viewer simply wanting to give up. It even looks like the movie makers were confused and perhaps forgot to change some of the wardrobe between some time-skip scenes. Why further complicate an already overly complex screenplay??

Performers try to inject power into the unbelievable situations but don't often win (looked like they were as confused as the audience). Kidman was out of her element as the D.A. and has some of the movies most ridiculous dialogue and scenes. Julia Roberts wins the day with a powerfully realized performance. An interesting music score and cinematography also look like they were looking for a better script to bring to life. What a disappointment this is. Looks like a career going backwards.

Having read all the negative and Luke warm reviews, it was with some trepidation that I we went to see this film, now I haven't seen the Argentine original, but I did enjoy this one! Kept my interest the whole time, all the leads were strong and believable, never a big Julia Roberts fan, she was outstanding in this, I certainly don't agree with the reviewers that said Nicole Kidman was miscast, I thought she was excellent, you don't get to be an A grade Academy Award winner by being a bad actress! Perhaps it's not as good as the original are they ever? But it stands on it's own, and would be in my top ten for this year ,not that it has a lot to beat? Far as I could tell, everyone in the theater enjoyed it! Hey! It's a movie, not brain surgery!

This is a rare beast a remake that is actually pretty good. Although it it isn't as good as the original, lacking the slow burn nature of it, it's still a well made and entertaining film.

It's pretty similar to the original but the shorter running time means it's faster paced which does diminish it's substance.

What makes this worth watching even for those who have seen the original is the acting. It boasts a top rate cast with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Julia Roberts particularly good.

For those who have seen the original this will hold no surprises but for those who haven't seen it, it is well worth watching with a great ending.

"Secret in Their Eyes" is a dark remake of the excellent Oscar winner "El secreto de sus ojos" (2009). The story of the Argentinian-Spanish film is magnificent and the cast of "Secret in Their Eyes" is top-notch. Despite the confused screenplay, the result is a film not comparable to the original but worthwhile watching. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Olhos da Justiça" ("Eyes of the Justice")