"La Cara Oculta" takes quite some time to get going, and the more impatient viewers may even be tempted to shut it off in the first 40 minutes or so. But that would be a mistake, because hidden in the second half of the film is a strikingly original story turn, which leads to some pretty brilliant scenes (especially one involving ripples in sink water as a means of communication....I'll say no more to avoid spoiling the twist....in fact, don't read reviews and plot synopses and don't watch the trailers before you settle down to watch this film); I like it when a film makes us look at events we have already seen from a different perspective. The very ending, however, is a little too abrupt; an extra 5 minutes might have helped. **1/2 out of 4.
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