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...Crónicas?? is the Six-Million Dollar Man of Latin American cinema: an all-star team of the region’s filmmakers have collaborated to create a bigger, stronger, better movie than could be expected from its individual parts...
...Crónicas?? follows a Spanish-language tabloid news team covering a serial killer in rural Ecuador. The crew, led by the vain and ambitious field reporter Manolo Bonilla (Leguizamo), includes his sensitive and conflicted producer Marisa (Watling) and their good-natured, stoner cameraman Ivan (José Maria Yazpik...
...Crónicas??’s indictment of the news media seems especially relevant in the present cultural and political climate. One has only to substitute Ecuador for Iraq, or “Monster of Babahoyo” for “Butcher of Baghdad,” to understand the very real danger presented by an unfair and unbalanced press...
...Crónicas?? is so successful that its flaws seem hardly worth mentioning, but the sex scene between Bonilla and Marisa is particularly egregious. Their romance is completely contrived and unmotivated, the film does little to examine its aftermath or relate it thematically to the remainder of the narrative, and it is brutally and unimaginatively staged...
That caveat notwithstanding, “Crónicas?? is an incredibly rewarding viewing experience: its performances shine, its direction and production are first class, and it couldn’t be more topical...