It might have helped if director Roberto Sneider had let his female lead be something more than the pretty thing doing the figurative killing mentioned in the title.

Both characters are wildly flawed, and you can feel your sympathies shift during their knock-down, drag-out fights.

[An] engaging film, exploring the link between honesty and intimacy.

I don't get many opportunities to watch García Bernal act, so Susana feels like a stroll through an acting class that he's teaching. It's not entirely fulfilling, but it's a nice greatest hits collection, and I'll take it.