i’m on a mission that consists of watching a bunch of foreign films because foreign films make my life better, so if any of you have suggestions don’t hesitate to comment 

now, about Nueve Reinas: its a really fun and interesting film, it gave me major tarantino and ocean’s eleven vibes. darín is spectacular, as always (he is really intense) and argentinian cinema never fails to amaze me with its complexity

"There are no saints."

My venture into Argentine cinema begins with Nine Queens. I honestly don't think I can say that much about it. Not that much passed my mind while watching it that won't go into spoiler territory. That's not necessarily a bad thing.

The visuals weren't anything spectacular, but weren't distractingly bad either. I did notice the movie was shot on very grainy looking film stock, which made it feel a bit dated, but that didn't bother me in the slightest. I really love that look.

The main character was sympathizeable, and thus gave the movie enough narrative weight to keep going. It flows pretty well, one event happening after another with a near comic relentlessness

The ending was well orchestrated, and it didn't treat the audience like idiots with lazy flashbacks.

Nine Queens was a more than solid con artist flick from Argentina.

Nine Queens invites you into a world of deceit from its opening moments, and intends you to be a victim too. It's a highly entertaining, twist-laden romp about two fast-talking, smart scam artists trying to outdo everyone around them, as well as each other. I can forgive the plot holes that the story has, as well as the not-entirely-credible storyline, because of the charisma that the film has and the quality of the acting. Really enjoyable despite its obvious flaws.

68/100

Tiene un encanto maravilloso, adictivo, único, muy latino y que es sencillamente informal, se siente como algo común a la vez, que sales a la calle y ves cosas así; gente intentando sacar tajada de cuanto puede, gente haciendo cosas que puede hacer solamente porque sí. Nueve Reinas es una película que me he tomado muy seriamente más allá del entretenimiento, de haberme sorprendido, la razón de ello es la cotidianidad que engloba, lo puntual que es también como una serie de transacciones que llevan a un sitio determinado, una sinfonía por así decirlo.

En cuanto a Darín pues nada que agregar, un actor tremendo.

Que tremendos pelotudos eh?
Les cuento que la decisión de comenzar a ver lo mejor de Ricardo Darín me ha llevado por un sin fin de emociones y de excelentes producciones argentinas, bendito y querido cine.

Extremely entertaining from beginning to end. The characters are fun, watchable, and quite compelling despite their morally questionable decisions. The dialogue is fantastic as usual in Argentinian cinema and the cinematography while not amazing, it's decent and serviceable. My only issue is the ending, which I really liked but it's one of those twists where the more you think about it, the more flaws you find within it. In the end, it didn't destroy the movie nor soured my experience so I'm giving it a pass. Very recommended.

Very cool! If only my Argentinian Spanish had been better though... I would’ve probably understood more of the jokes!

How did I not know this gem before?

With many twists and turns. One of the most hilarious heist films I’ve watched ever.

A nicely paced con man crime drama. The twists are clever for the most part, but it many other aspects not very original.

Tres estrellas de nostalgia out of five

Interesante y rebuscada trama. Hasta el final te mantiene atento tratando de averiguar quién está engañando a quién.