It is not a good film; it is, moreover, a very earnest one, and our popular culture despises earnestness above almost anything else.

Despite its flaws, the film does the job in helping us imagine what that must be like for relatives and friends left behind.

It's sad to see a film which, despite fine work in the various craft departments, fails to succeed on the most basic level.

Gimmicky, pat, and just a tad too brutal at times, Imagining Argentina is a powerful statement rendered oddly ineffectual by a consistent desire to avoid controversy.