180 Seconds

Alexander Giraldo's 180 Seconds Columbia, 2012) - Zico and his sister, Angie, are the ringleaders of a group of armed robbers the police have been keeping tabs on. Now they are planning what they hope will be their last heist on a money exchange bureau, the one that will finance their dream trip to Europe. But they have only 180 seconds to get in and out before the alarm sounds. Guájaro and Rincón, who comes at the recommendation of a convict friend of Zico’s, are also part of the operation. Yet we know from the opening shots of Zico and his sister’s bloody corpses that something has gone terribly wrong. Columbian director Alexander Giraldo has opted for a narrative method reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick or Quentin Tarantino, forcing us to piece the story together from random fragments. And while this approach may not be entirely original, he executes it extremely effectively, complete with memorable dialogues and outstanding performances. Only before the closing credits. 2012CAR.RATING: 7