Let’s call it a case of swinging for the fences and hitting a foul ball that lands somewhere far off in the upper tiers, so much does this ambitious and well-made but extremely flawed film miss its mark.

Whether the film is meant to be seen as an isolated case or a metaphor for a much larger societal problem, the impact is unnerving.

The Successor delivers a succession of jolts, and none of them are palatable. They’re all finessed, though, by a writer-director and technical team who know exactly what they’re doing...

Legrand uses a brutal and unexpected twist to amplify the horror, and from then on, The Successor becomes loaded with tension and overwhelming pessimism. [Full review in Spanish]