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As Good As It Gets

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I'm very puzzled by the mediocre and harsh reviews of this movie. Séptimo is a very good thriller. Definitely better than the 5.8 rating given on IMDb. Plenty of reviewers are being quite harsh saying Belén Rueda was unconvincing as the mother or the plot was weak or the kids acting was poor. But in the end, there are far worst movies with high ratings.Lead acting is very good with Ricardo Darín playing Sebastián and Belén Rueda playing Delia. Nothing spectacular but fairly strong and convincing. Supporting roles were rather mediocre and kids are rarely good actors especially if there are no drama scenes so there's nothing there. Cinematography was probably the weakest link here and it showed along with the modest budget. Aside from that, it is an enjoyable ride. Think about that literally, being take for a ride. Sebastián isn't the nicest guy, a slimy lawyer who puts his career and defending criminals above all. Except when his kids go missing and possibly kidnapped. Why? Shouldn't he have plenty of enemies? Probably the weak point in the script. But this film is a bit about what makes us human and realize what's important. The suspense is secondary, rather the traumas of life make us cling to what we appreciate, and even so more. If you are looking for a suspense movie, although some say it is Hitchcockian, it isn't in another sense. It's about life, separation and love. What we do to get what we want most. Real rating? 6.9 out of 10.0

Writer/Director Patxi Amezcua (with Alejo Flah as co-writer) presents this Argentinean thriller SEPTIMO, essentially a two person drama that is powerful and predictable – until the very well conceived ending. Sebastián (Ricardo Darín) and Delia (Belén Rueda) are divorced, have two children, Luna and Luca, and Delia is attempting to force Sebastián's hand for full custody of the children (the children are happy kids equally devoted to both parents. Sebastián arrives to take the children to school and Delia makes him promise to prevent the children from playing on the lengthy stairs that lead form the 7th floor to the lobby. Delia leaves, Sebastián gives in to the children's pleas to walk down the stairs, and the children go missing. Sebastián is a lawyer and must be in court for an important case, but when the children go missing he spends every moment looking for them – with a bit of help from the janitor and a police officer who lives in the building. Ultimately Delia is notified and the two await information from what appears to be a kidnapping. The children are finally released and the remainder of the film is a conflict that must not be shared in a review. Suffice it to say that the ultimate revenge served to Sebastián's wife is as devastating as the 'kidnapping'.Darin and Rueda find the right degree of friction and compassion in this well-constructed film. The story has been done before, but this version has true grit – and intelligence. Grady Harp, December 14

In Fabien Bielinsky's great film, 'Nine Queens', Roberto Darin brilliantly plays a charming con- man. We never know until the end which side of the con he is on; but somehow, one can't help rooting for him, even though he doesn't deserve it. In 'Septimo', Darin again plays a man potentially caught up in a trick. But the problem with this brief film is that is provides little evidence to judge the man's character: it's clear he's let people down in the past, he seems to be reasonably straight now, but the audience has little choice but to root for him as a conventional hero; I found I didn't really care either way. Darin remains one of my favourite actors; but the material here is too thin to make the best use of his talents.

The idea was pretty good, the trailer was amazing, everyone in Argentina except a lot about this movie, the actors were good, the part made by Ricardo Darin was very well done, like always, but there are plenty of problems, Belén Rueda wasn't the best choice for Delia, the same happens with Jorge D'Elía and the kids, there were plenty of missing things in their play, the movie was too short, the climax and the resolution of the films happens in about 25 minutes, the amount of suspects is very small, there are not plenty of different endings that the viewer can imagine. One good thing about the movie was the photography about Buenos Aires, i believe that that worth seeing the movie. Isn't the best Argentinian film of the year, neither the worst, it's an OK thriller, about the worst thing that could ever happens to a dad with a very "deus ex machina".