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Nine Queens

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2000

Fabián Bielinsky

Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Leticia Brédice, Tomás Fonzi ...

7.8

74,472

Thriller. Mystery. Drama Set in a Buenos Aires that is on the verge of economic collapse, the film tells the story of Juan (Gastón Pauls), a con artist with a conscience. Trying to round up enough money to pay off his incarcerated father's debts, Juan stumbles into fellow swindler Marcos (Ricardo Darín), a far more confident, experienced criminal. When Marcos offers Juan the chance to team up for the day, his initial apprehension succumbs to the pressure of ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"An elegant and sly deadpan comedy (...) 'Nine Queens' is blessed with a gallery of well-drawn character roles (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Tom Dawson BBC	"A welcome addition to the genre (...) The real-life urban locations furnish 'Nine Queens' with an immediacy and authenticity (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ryan Gilbey The Guardian	"The picture has a good three twists too many and is saddled with a conclusion that comprehensively dispels every delicious ambiguity. But better too much ambition than none at all."
		Stephen Holden The New York Times	"[It] is the kind of movie that seduces you into becoming putty in its manipulative card-sharking hands and making you enjoy being taken in by its shameless contrivance (...) What matters is that the plot makes internal sense"
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"David Mamet might kill for a script as good as the one that fuels 'Nine Queens'. A seductively structured and superbly acted suspenser"
		Jonathan Romney The Independent	"A textbook demonstration of the art of misdirection (...) 'Nine Queens' is one piece of smart business after another (...) Superbly entertaining"
		Ed Gonzalez Slant	"'Nine Queens' feels especially derivative (...) 'Nine Queens' is lots of fun. Bielinsky’s direction is workmanlike and Darin and Pauls are excellent performers (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Matthew Turner Empire	"Terrific performances, snappy photography and a razor-sharp script combine to make this one of the most enjoyable films of the year (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Brandon Judell IndieWire	"Thanks to director/writer Fabián Bielinsky‘s immeasurable cleverness in his feature debut, plenty of motives and tics are supplied, along with an astute dissection of Argentinean society"

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