The spare, relentlessly controlled debut feature of the Mexican director Michel Franco, Daniel & Ana advances on minimal dialogue and with virtually no musical accompaniment.
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Lisa Rosman
RTTime OutAug 25, 2010
The film's horrifying experience looms over each well-constructed frame without anywhere to go...
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Andrew Schenker
RTVillage VoiceAug 24, 2010
Too bad the director blows it with a last act that tips the film's delicate balance over into lurid grotesquerie, even as his staging remains as consciously muted as ever.
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Violet Lucca
RTThe L MagazineJun 20, 2016
Daniel & Ana may seem like a terrible choice for a first date, but if you're brave enough, the post-cinematic discussion will assuredly be more revealing of character than any online compatibility test.