In place of saturating the whole film with action sequences, the script by Magali Rossitto takes the necessary time to develop its characters and situate us in each context. [Full review in Spanish]

Gens doesn’t fulfill on the punctuation in his premise, especially in the interminable first half of the film, which starts with a bang that portends “The Raid”-esque non-stop action and then spins its wheels in set-up that feels like it takes forever.

It takes its time—quite frankly, too long—to deliver the gruesome goods.

[Xavier] Gens has never been more confident behind the camera.