Plata quemada 2000

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: It's a soap opera strewn with bullet casings. Read more

Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Directed with enough (borrowed) style by Marcelo Pineyro that we barely notice its lack of original ideas. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: With flavorful acting, direction and cinematography, Burnt Money touches on emotions universal to any relationship. Read more

Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz: This bed-swapping crime story is ultimately too protracted, but Pineyro's direction is richly atmospheric, full of noir shadows and strong period detail. Read more

Eli Sanders, Seattle Times: The twins -- ragged, cool-eyed and inseparable -- are this movie's swinging stopwatch, mesmerizing the viewer with the fierce back-and-forth of their romance. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A bravura work that attests to Pineyro's command of a style rich in texture and nuance and also of multilayered material. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: A sexy, intense crime thriller from Argentina. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Are we any the wiser at the end of this exercise in beautiful, messed-up nihilism? Not a bit. Could we stop watching? Not for a moment. Read more

Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly: Those who hang in for the long haul are rewarded with a sexy, moving love story. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: These characters exist without motive, but they pulse with a despairing, intensely erotic energy. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: A sexy, mildly entertaining import. Read more

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: Pineyro ... meticulously keeps pumping the tension until it's no longer a question of what's going to happen, but when. Read more

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Jessica Winter, Village Voice: The film itself is caked with voice-over directives -- we're actually told, for instance, what Angel and Nene look like at the very moment they're in celestially lit close-up. Read more