I love Spanish-language thrillers and horrors and whenever I need an escape from Hollywood, I would look up a nicely crafted mystery from the Latin regions.
"The Hidden Face" is about an orchestra conductor who's girlfriend mysterious disappears leaving him devastated and perplexed. Actually, unlike the aspiring conductor, the viewers know the whereabouts of his girlfriend, trapped in a secret room hidden away from plain sight. The thriller consists of the young woman's attempt to escape said room, which proves to be more than a difficult task.
The plot sounds first-rate and the execution is not bad, however at times it did feel more like a Colombian soap-opera, especially the parts involving the conductor. The imprisoned woman's attempts at escape seem sound, but there are a couple of decision that would leave you questioning her actions. An interesting aspect of the movie is the one-way mirrors used to view the bedroom and bathroom from inside the hidden room, adding more to the captive's frustration after seeing the events occurring without her known presence.
"The Hidden Face" is a good thriller that emerges as a crowd-pleaser and is definitely worth a look at.
"The Hidden Face" is about an orchestra conductor who's girlfriend mysterious disappears leaving him devastated and perplexed. Actually, unlike the aspiring conductor, the viewers know the whereabouts of his girlfriend, trapped in a secret room hidden away from plain sight. The thriller consists of the young woman's attempt to escape said room, which proves to be more than a difficult task.
The plot sounds first-rate and the execution is not bad, however at times it did feel more like a Colombian soap-opera, especially the parts involving the conductor. The imprisoned woman's attempts at escape seem sound, but there are a couple of decision that would leave you questioning her actions. An interesting aspect of the movie is the one-way mirrors used to view the bedroom and bathroom from inside the hidden room, adding more to the captive's frustration after seeing the events occurring without her known presence.
"The Hidden Face" is a good thriller that emerges as a crowd-pleaser and is definitely worth a look at.