Hipotesis

Tesis sobre um homicidio is alright, but a few missed points have it in the "so-so" category. Some might like it, some might not.

This movie tells the story of Roberto Bermudéz, a specialist on criminal law and professor at a Law Univesity, which suspects that one of his students committed a murder and is taunting him to discover the truth. Determined to win this game, Roberto investigates the crime on his own, putting in danger his life and the life of what seems to be the murderers next victim.

Tesis sobre um homicidio is a well-designed thriller. It's not over the top, nor it has action scenes. The movie is about the obsession of Roberto in solving the murder case, and how far he is willing to go to do it.

The acting is a bit off, though. Some scenes feel scripted, with the characters clearly acting unnatural. A detractor, but we can get over it.

We explore Roberto's mental condition throughout the storyline. As the movie progresses, we are faced with the ultimate question: is Roberto just seeing what he wants to see, or is his suspicion real?

An answer that culminates into the climax and ending revelation. I read that some people thought the revelation was a let down, but I found it to be fitting for the story as a whole. Sometimes, it's about the logical story point, not what we want.

Then, again, the lack of a better explanation of the whole thesis a let-down. That would have been a nice touch.

Tesis sobre um homicio has all elements that a thriller should have. With the conclusion being the only doubt point, depending on perspective, I say this movie is fair game if you want to watch a foreign-made crime story.

Following up on the success of "The secret in their eyes" comes another Argentine psychological thriller starring Ricardo Darín, a professor of law who suspects one of his students of committing a heinous crime in the university where he teaches a postgraduate course on law. Strong performances all around, especially Calu Rivero as the victim's sister. Unfortunately there are some very serious flaws in the pace and cinematography, which at times gets so pretentious it comes across as amateurish. The first 60 minutes of this movie are excruciatingly slow and filled with close-up shots. Close-ups of hands, eyes, fingers, cigarettes, coffee mugs. The very few wide shots are from a very low angle. Whether the idea was to make it experimental or artsy, it failed, and it becomes annoying when you get to see the dirt in the skin pores of the protagonist.

The topics of justice, fairness, ethics and the law are brought up repeatedly but regrettably never get discussed deeper than coffee-table level. The plot is set up in a promising and original way, but it quickly gets bogged down in a succession of long, meaningless shots and the story loses grip. After a while the suspense atmosphere appears contrived and more or less imposed by the music and the cinematography rather than the story unfolding. This movie could have been great, but some of the key elements that make a good crime/psychological thriller are absent.

Excellent film with a unique atmosphere of mystery and suspense centered on a murder that challenges a law professor to prove the guilt of what he considers a suspect. The acting of Ricardo Darin is awesome. Interesting, intelligent, focused on the role of justice and the ethics of laws, made by power for power (reminds me of something from Marx) but questions whether the truth is also the truth. A game of cat and mouse between a smart law professor with instincts and a law student with intelligence and challenge, on the subject of "crime". The showdown and the embroidery dialogues. The end !!.... and the journey are worth it.

I read many reviews before seeing "Tesis...", some of which were talking about this film with Ricardo Darin was at the level of "The Secret in Their Eyes".

Far from being a bad movie, we can say that is far from "The Secret in Their Eyes", perhaps one of the best productions of the Argentina film history.

In "Tesis ...", the cinematography was maintained to the end. However, the Director forgot to give empathy and action to the story and he focused exclusively on achieving good levels to the camera, which in itself is very good for Argentine cinema, but does not help you achieve a good movie in the balance sheet.

The lack of pace of the scenes, added to the "slow motion" soundtrack, with excesses in the silence of the main characters, made ​​a frame interesting in itself, become monotonous and boring.

I repeat: it is not a bad movie, but it is too far from a "The Secret in Their Eyes".

OMG! I was loving this UNTIL it ended. I'm not going to spoil this because it is full of suspense. This is well written, acted and filmed. I can not complain about anything other than the ending. You'll have to watch it to understand why. It is worth the watch.