The Secret Agent Reviews

Considerably better on a rewatch not having to follow the story and just living in recife alongside armando and the community he found himself in. Appreciate the music even more. Lightbox!

sempre brilhante wagner moura nos guiando pelo brasil ditatorial que tanto dizem que nao existiu
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wtf is this

A film that makes me (like “I’m still here”) reminisce of a time that I never lived. And what’s so interesting about that is that the awful events happen in that time and the happy/closure events happen in present day.

The difference in color between present and past is insane, the past, vibrant, colorful and exciting. The present, muted, clinical and boring. That is genius.

The story is exceptional, and a film that is 160 minute long and makes it feel like a 90 minute film, that’s genius in pacing.

Performance wise, Wagner Moura is making me question my Oscar top pick, I’ll leave it to that

I don't even know what to say but boy I will.. it was SO BORING. omfg. they dragged it on and on and on. jesus christ half the dialogue was unnecessary and way too long. yes I understand you gotta build it up but they built up to NOTHING. it had potential. but wtf was that..

3,75/10

2:40 hours of film about a lot of nothing. I really liked the editing and the photography but the rest of the movie… At first I was enjoying it, but because it's so long it feels redundant and boring. In fact, I didn't even finish it, I was 40 minutes short.

big disappointment honestly. the plot made no sense, and what the fuck was with the leg? acting was fantastic though and the quality was there but the plot was just a huge let down 7/10

quase que intragável. só não desisti de assistir pq tava dentro do cinema.
o filme não tem foco, ponto, nem contraponto e acho que a tentativa de construir uma história nas entrelinhas acabou não construindo nada
dito isso: tem 100% da minha torcida pro oscar. #éruimmasébrasil

Fa, no me gustó. Esperaba tremenda película pero la verdad 2:40 eternas, tuve q verla en dos partes y un poco obligada a terminarla xq quiero verlas todas y darles oportunidad pero no me gustó nada, aburrida, los personajes feos, el guion malo, no la entendí, mareada, el final 👀

An incredibly moving film that stays with you days after watching it.


This film was just exceptional. From the story, to the performances, to the message, this film didn’t disappoint in any aspect whatsoever.

Wagner Moura was absolutely phenomenal. What a performance.

8/10

Cinema viewing

I swear I didn't look away from the subtitles once and I still didn't understand anything about the plot except a hairy leg that jumps around and kicks someone. good looking movie tho

A Brazilian thriller and a best picture nominee. I went in wanting to love it, and I watched about half before I stopped. I can't blame the subtitles. It simply did not hold me, and I could not finish it despite the acclaim.
5/10

A great movie that I didn't fully understand due to the lack of cultural and historical background. IMDb Trivia has clarified so many things, as always.
Difficult to say I enjoyed it, but I learned a lot.
Acting was often off (effect of seeing a different culture on the screen).

toter film ich hab den nicht zu ende geschaut

8.3/10

Wagner Moura como sempre, representando a atuação brasileira. O filme tem um bom enredo e um visual memorável, uma mescla de Tarantino com Kubrick. Infelizmente senti a atuação muito distinta, apenas o Wagner consegue transmitir de forma natural.

3/10

This was an okay watch - I loved the backdrop of Recife in the olden days and how the colour grading was done well but the story did fall short. When I saw the part 1, 2 and 3 - I assumed that there will be a momentous buildup but there wasn’t 🫠😫

Stunning film and great performances, but a little long and slow for me.