The hair-raising narrative content notwithstanding, the movie doesn’t create much emotional traction.

Pietro Castellitto plays a memorable Toni in this thrilling and morally ambiguous Netflix film.

The Big Fake glides along on sleek momentum, more interested in the mechanics of crime than in the moral weather it creates.

...Castellitto, in a fine performance, portrays [Antonio Chichiarelli] with tact and flexibility, embodying his ambiguities. He is a magnetic character, but also profoundly empty. [Full review in Spanish]