The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Mr. Gout combines a slick, kinetic style with a somber ethical sense. His movie is flashy and entertaining, but also earnestly concerned with the collapse of trust and integrity at every level of society.
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Mexico, France · 2011
2h 13m
Director Everardo Gout
Starring Tenoch Huerta, Carlos Bardem, José Alberto Solorzano, Mario Zaragoza
Genre Drama
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Three interwoven stories, each revolving around a kidnapping, play out over the course of three Soccer World Cups. Set in Mexico City in 2002, 2006, and 2010, three characters -- a cop, a hostage, and a wife -- fight to survive violence and corruption.
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Mr. Gout combines a slick, kinetic style with a somber ethical sense. His movie is flashy and entertaining, but also earnestly concerned with the collapse of trust and integrity at every level of society.
New York Magazine (Vulture) by Bilge Ebiri
Days of Grace is strong, brutal, despairing stuff. It’s also somewhat anticlimactic, by design.
The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young
The overwritten script has so many subplots it’s hard to keep the stories straight, especially when the ending throws a truly unexpected twist. But little matter; the exceptional tech work gives the film plenty of energy and excitement.
Coherence croaks as Gout dishes enough jump-cuts, whip pans and slo-mo assassinations to make Michael Bay look restrained, but the multi-handed mood music offers meaty compensations.
Eventually, the film's impressive array of formal pyrotechnics overwhelms its morals.
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
It's a confident, well-made film that ends up in a blind alley of cynicism.
Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele
Gout undermines his own spiky, ambitious narrative with all the visual interference, as dazzling as it often is.
Most of this frantic moviemaking is more disorienting than riveting.
Time Out London by Trevor Johnston
Gout’s ambition pays off in a climactic flourish. And the assault-and-battery of camera tricks captures Mexico’s head-spinning everyday madness.
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