Secret In Their Eyes

— Julia Roberts looks downright plain and haggard in “Secret In Their Eyes” but she’s still someone who has no trouble holding your attention. Nicole Kidman, looking far from plain, is also more than capable of holding your attention. This is an interesting thriller with a few good twists and plenty to keep it moving along with only a few slight bumps. Even so, it seems a little flat and I’m not sure if that’s because there are a few bumps in either the script or the pace, or if my memory of the somewhat better 2009 Argentinian film on which the current film was based got in the way. In any event, even if this new version doesn’t measure up to its predecessor, it still is a cut above mediocre.

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[2015. 111 min. Directed by Billy Ray. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, and Julia Roberts.]
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/19/secret-in-their-eyes-review-chiwetel-ejiofor-julia-roberts-nicole-kidman-english-language-remake