Alicia I love this movie so much

PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

krigler The absurdity and grotesque one-upmanship of an executive job interview is sometimes perfectly captured in El Metodo, with an anti-capitalist demonstration used as an invisible backdrop with subtle symbolism. Directing is handled with confidence, and there is some memorable acting, although towards the end the ugly head of melodramatic overacting rears, destroying the atmosphere.Also demolishing is the flawed characterization. One huge problem of the basic concept is that people interviewing for a high level managerial position have very rarely got anything to lose. Failure only gets the applicants back to other well paid, plush jobs. Such is a case with these people too; apart from their dignity and self-respect, there is nothing much at stake. Bigger problem is that even those they could easily keep were it not for their conveniently convoluted behaviour. From the writer's perspective it's simply a matter of bad characterization choices and some silly plotting. The competing interviewees behave with enormous stupidity sometimes to conveniently fit the dramatic wishes of the storyteller. One of the protagonists, a woman is rendered a victim about halfway through the film, a weak character unable to resist the sexual advances of a fellow male participant. This completely stupid and unrealistic plot development alone almost makes everything that follows implausible and shallow. (I mean, who in the world has sex in his mind during a supposedly important job interview? Come on, even the most macho males can control their animal urges - if they can't, there's no way they get to an executive position.) It's a pity the filmmakers could not muster up more courage to let the situation play itself out without sensationalist, melodramatic actions and resort to such cheap moves. What started out very well and tense, derails because of increasingly melodramatic plot solutions from the midpoint on.It's a pity also that apart from a nicely symbolic final image and some subtly added subtext the storytellers did not make more of the anti-capitalist protests apparently going on simultaneously. It's a device completely wasted.All in all, a film worth watching once for some nice psychodrama elements, but ultimately a terribly missed opportunity. For a similar premise, but a much more thrilling story watch "The Killing Room".

lastliberal Seven executives are gathered in a room, ostensibly to chose one to fill an open position. I tuned in to see Eduardo Noriega, but he was not the star of this film. The real stars were the writers Mateo Gil and Marcelo Piñeyro, who took a Jordi Galcerán play and made a film that was compelling from start to finish.In addition to Noriega, there were outstanding performances by Ernesto Alterio, Carmelo Gómez, Eduard Fernández, Adriana Ozores, and Pablo Echarri. While her role was minor, Natalia Verbeke had a charm that captivated me every time she entered the room.I don't know about this Grönholm method, but it certainly brought out the best and worst of the people, and showed what they would be like in the company. I guess the closest thing to this film would be 12 Angry Men, except here it was seven, and two were women. Sexism, ageism, nationalism: they all came into play as the individuals competed.What part of yourself do you give up to win? Outstanding ending.

Jay Harris The origins of this fine film go back further than the play it was adapted from.It has elements of Agatha Christies TEN LITTLE INDIANS, & the MGM hit film from the 1950's EXECUTIVE SUITE.This movie has an all star cast of Argentinian & Spanish actors, & they all are excellent, The production is also first rate, It is basically a one set film; however it is not stage bound. I do not recommend this for young persons as it is nearly all talking & no action.It is for adult movie goers who enjoy watching movies.Ratings ***1/2 (out of 4) 94 points (out of 100) IMDb 9 (out of 10

incitatus-org Seven candidates show up at some multinational in Madrid, all of them in the last round of a recruitment process. While the city is immersed by anti-globalization protests on the streets down below, the candidates are turned on each other for the selection. A sadistic analysis of the contemporary business world, pushed just that little bit further to earn it the title of a satire.The cruel game is played out in the confines of the office, with the candidates fending for themselves under the presumed watchful eye of the named, but anonymous, entity which is the corporation. The tension mounts quickly, as the strong characters clash head-on in their perfectly developed manipulative manners after their years in business life. An excellent cast plays clever but tough dialogues in scenes which are a little too close to reality for comfort. A clear message surfaces as the film comes to a close, leaving a sour aftertaste. Not an uplifting movie to watch, but ingeniously crafted. Bare in mind that you may want to lay in the sun after surviving this one.