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Movie Overview
Cast
• John Leguizamo
• Leonor Watling
• Alfred Molina
Director
• Sebastian Cordero
MPAA Rating
R - violence, a scene of sexuality, and language
Cronicas (2005)

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OFCS Rating: 64% Fresh
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B+
"a gritty story about a reporter who gets carried away by his ego while he believes he is pursuing the greater good"  AboutFilm.com  Carlo Cavagna

2/4
"...thoroughly underwhelming and surprisingly dull."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

"Goes beyond both the fashionable serial-killer thriller and the equally current consideration of oxymoronic media morality."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Donald J. Levit

B+
"A sharp, intelligent film.... Who'd have thought an Ecuadorian film would have so much to say about modern American journalism?"  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

3.5/4
"Sebastián Cordero puede respirar tranquilo. Ha seguido su impactante primera película Ratas, Ratones y Rateros con una aún mejor."  Doncinema.com  Flavio J. Arosemena

B-
"An uneven film that's nevertheless genuinely disturbing."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

2/4
"For a film shot in Ecuador, Crónicas feels curiously American in design."  Slant Magazine  Jeremiah Kipp

'3'
"This is not Hollywood filmmaking, and if it were not for the familiar and likable face of Leguizamo, the average Saturday night filmgoer would be clawing at the door."  Bangitout.com  Jordan Hiller

2.5/5
"full review in Greek"  Movies for the Masses  Joseph Proimakis

B-
"Cordero paints his villain with more points to ponder than his protagonist. "  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

3/5
"A vivid image of mundane life one shock away from collapse."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

2.5/4
"Leguizamo has played sidekicks. With Cronicas he seems looks for a meatier part."  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

C-
"[Helmer] Cordero tries to humanize his monster and, as such, takes the wind out of Cronicas’s sails."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

B
"The hit-and-run destructiveness of the rapacious media is nothing new, but Cordero gives his cynical take a unique setting and a queasy climax."  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  Sean Axmaker
OFCS Rating: 64% Fresh
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