Origines secrètes

Orígenes Secretos (or Unknown Origins for the English title) is a Spanish movie from David Galán Galindo. He did a good job making this story entertaining. It's well shot, with plenty of mild action, a good suspenseful and mysterious plot, and a cast that did gave convincing performances. It's a modern superhero movie without the usual supernatural powers. Instead you get an investigation about a serial killer, that uses comic books as his inspirations. It's pleasant to follow, with some humorous touches. The ending could have been slightly better but overall it's certainly worth a watch if you like some hunting for a serial killer stories.

This is an entertaining film that, for most of the reviews I've read by English-speaking critics, has been significantly misunderstood and underestimated. Some critics have complained abou the lack of wit that would make the film sharper and more interesting. However, a good amount of humor gets lost in translation. I'm not referring to English subtitles but rather the sociopolitical context of the Spanish (not the language but the country) experience. Spanish cinema often introduces criticism of the current sociopolitical situation by way of "zingers" at the most unexpected moments. For those of us that understand this, the film has plenty of intelligently developed humorous dialogue and situations that save it from important ot holes. Through twists and turns Origenes Secretos takes us on a trip of silly dialogues and gory crime scenes. Character development could have been better, but as the film enters the final stretch the characters make perfect sense. I'm hopeful that a sequel will be better developed and the plot tighter.

Unknown origins came literally out of nowhere and seeing that some critics give it a pretty positive score i gave it a try . Unknown origins is an original movie and I was hooked instantly from the first 20 minutes . It was so good and interesting and then after the first half the movie gets boring with so much unnecessary dialogue . And that leads to an even more dissapointing ending . This movie could be so good but it falls flat . Then there is some comedy with little jokes which were pretty funny . The acting is okay it's not the best . There is also the unnecessary romance which develops in the second half of the movie and came out of nowhere . This and many others parts were cringy really cringy . For example the drama in this movie , I never felt sad when i was supposed to . Let's go to the visual and practical effect part . At the first couple of minutes with the victims they were really good but by the ending it was like they run out of budget , it was AWFUL . The last scene of this movie was ridiculous really . By the end of this film you feel confused about what you watched . Was it a serious serial killer movie , was it a cheesy teen mystery comedy or was it a parody? I am going to give the first half of the film a 9/10 and the other half a 3/10 which leads me giving this film a 5/10. Should you watch it? Although it's an interesting movie , no because you will fill disappointed

"Unknown Origins" is a Spanish crime fighting cocktail with a "kick" and lots of "punch" that really delivers on all fronts.

This flick is perfect blend of unashamedly shlocky superhero stick and crime drama that just works. The clever cross over between the world of real crime fighting and the imagined world of crime fighting super hero's, draws this tale neatly into one very watchable package.

Acting is top notch, as are characterisations and story. The only downside is the speed at which dialogue is delivered, making it hard at times to keep up, if, like me, you need to read the subtitles (the film is in Spanish).

Nonetheless, its been a while since I've enjoyed a film this much.

Great stuff.

8/10.

I understand that some may feel a bit underwhelmed with how this ends (the note it leaves one with). I personally didn't feel that way, but that's what makes watching movies and talking about them so good. We can discuss things, tell and hear how others felt about them.

Overall this is a funny effort (something that some may find annoying, humor is also something that is in the eye of the beholder), but if you get along with it, if you align and accept the ride you're about to take, you'll love the characters and their weirdness. And why shouldn't you? Yes there are some serious tones and drama as well ... you need that too. Overall light entertainment, very well made and not just (but especially) something for the comic book nerds (don't be judgy if you can)