Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

Trapero makes naturalistic films with plenty of sex, violence and dark humor; in Carancho you can see the influence of 1950s film noir, the ballsy renegades of 1970s American cinema (especially early Martin Scorsese) and a little touch of the Coen brothers.

The A.V. Club by Sam Adams

If anyone's likely to have trouble with Carancho, it's fans of Trapero's previous films, who won't be able to help noticing the sizeable step he's taken toward conventionality.

Movieline by Michelle Orange

Carancho moves into heist mode in its final act, and the lovingly balanced, placid frames give way to thrilling turbulence.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

A technical and performance success. The chemistry between Sosa and Lujan heats up the screen as their lives spiral out of control.

San Francisco Chronicle by Walter Addiego

There are odd comic moments, but this is a bleak, nighttime, nightmare world, where the couple seem to have about the same chance at a happy outcome as the accident victims.

Miami Herald by René Rodríguez

Director Pablo Trapero ( Lion's Den), like so many contemporary Argentine filmmakers, reserves the bulk of his wrath for a country whose authorities and judicial systems have been so grossly corrupt there appears to be no way of correcting them.

Boston Globe by Wesley Morris

Carancho is a particularly jaw-dropping example of what this great, cunning city - on film, anyway - is capable of: an exhilarating bummer.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

At heart an unlovely love story illuminated by sudden flares of violence, the film reeks of hopelessness and moral destitution, offering its lovers few means of escape.

Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

Worth seeing.

Time Out by David Fear

As a thriller, however, the film only comes alive in fits and starts.

The Hollywood Reporter

Punishing for some, it could be just the cup of tea for the young male demographic.

Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern

This drama, directed by Pablo Trapero, is violent, and unconcerned with easy redemption. That makes it hard to watch, though fascinating for its performances, and the bottomless corruption it portrays.

Village Voice by Nick Schager

Short on genuine suspense and long on righteous anger, the film is bolstered by a sturdy performance by Darín that brings emotional nuance to an underwritten role.

Variety

Here he's (Trapero) lost his way, tripped up by an unexceptional script and the kind of mood-killing artificial spot lighting more often seen on TV dramas than widescreen thrillers.