Wonderfully offbeat film!

just watch it!

Best movie of this year hands down!

An Exercise In Nonsense

A bank executive receives an anonymous phone call informing him he has just a few hours to obtain a large amount of money or a bomb under his seat will explode. El desconocido (2015) is a film that will totally surprise you especially with how good of a film it is even if it's not made in America but Spain plus you can totally see that it had a pretty low budget but even with that it still kept me on the edge of my seat it had a pretty simple premise, the action was handled very well and there was a lot of suspense plus the acting was terrific and especially from the great Luis Tosar that keeps getting better and better. For me this movie was amazing it was everything that i wanted it to be and it also surprised me in a lot of levels (A+)

Not just cruising, there is a lot more weight to this (pun intended). It does show that there is a really good genre scene in Spain. While you could argue that this is a mixture of different other (American) movies, it still keeps an original touch to it. Now the message on the other hand is a bit convoluted.But let's keep it real: How many movies can really balance political or social statements and deliver on the thriller aspect the viewer is expecting? Not that many who are really exceptional. This is still pretty strong and good, even with a couple of plot holes and suspend your disbelief kind of stuff. If you're able to, the movie will be a somewhat enjoyable ride (pun not intended)

the film begins promisingly, but as the action unfolds, the script begins to lose credibility ... starts talking sense that it is a Spanish film that tries to make an American thriller .. out there .. we go wrong when we try to compete with American... No one in Spain speaks on the phone, as if he were a radio announcer. But hey, even there, there are certain things that can make it work until ... I do not understand that the boy was injured very seriously in the leg and the car does not suffer, apparently, no external damage after the explosion of the car of his friend, but hey, leaving that aside, let's what concerns me ... the moment they turn off the mobile covert and, therefore, the remote control of the bomb will not work ... anyone will have gone to disarm the bomb, and Luis .. dear, stop hiding the maniac's mobile phone, WHY DO YOU DO THAT, you are showing the police someone is speaking to you on the phone, but you don't give it to them when you have the chance to... IDIOT, you give the phone to the police, they track the call, and then he could be caught. And then, the police let that guy go to the car wearing a bulletproof vest.. just that?? now one goes with him... in Spain???? I'm sorry, but we must make credible things, if phones do not work, the remote of the second or third bomb wouldn't work as well... which by the way ... how many bombs could one person place in just one night??? but really, for 67,000 € ???? LOL

This is an absolute firecracker of an action movie from Spain, another indicator that the country is producing some of the world's most exciting films right now. Its "madman" plot is reminiscent of "Grand Piano". This time the madman claims he's planted bombs beneath the seats of the car in which a banker (Luis Tosar) is transporting his two young children to school. If the banker fails to transfer a specific amount of cash to the blackmailer's account, or if anyone leaves their seat, the bombs will be activated. As with "Grand Piano" disbelief is suspended because the suspense is racked up with cunning skill every fifteen minutes or so. It's impossible to predict the next diabolical development. Around the halfway mark there's a bravura single take in which the camera prowls around an enormously complicated set-up in a square in A Coruna, a city that may benefit tourist-wise. First time feature director Dani de la Torre does a flawless job and as sure as eggs are eggs he will go to Hollywood. But will he direct the English language re-make, which is surely in pre-production? Ten out of ten for an action movie because there's more going on here than just car chases: the "hero" is a banker who has promoted worthless investments. The "madman" is one of his victims. During the devastating finale, our sympathies are divided. Sensational performances from all concerned but Paula del Rio stands out as the banker's daughter.