FilmCriticLalitRao An intelligent thriller film is one which not only has ample elements of thrill but also has enough material to keep viewers glued to the edge of their seats. Nine Queens, a fast paced thriller by Argentinian director Fabián Bielinsky tackles the enviable theme of con men running after stamps having considerable monetary worth. Although it is not a new theme in the history of cinema as Polish author Kieslowski's Decalogue 10 was also about two brothers losing a valuable stamp, Nine Queens does make a mark as a different film as it is literally a training manual for crooks who would like to con gullible people. It is true that the film's main theme is revealed quite late, numerous con tricks by Nine Queens' main protagonists' facilitate the building of excitement in viewers' minds. This helps in the creation of enormous excitement for leading men Ricardo Darín and Gastón Pauls as they execute their plan without getting conned. The beauty of this film lies in its simplicity as despite a fair amount of crooks with guns not a single shot is fired. This would serve as a indispensable lesson for those directors who would like to bathe their films in human blood.

Boba_Fett1138 This is how a crime movie should be like; great, clever, fun and original. "Nueve reinas" has all of these elements in it, making this a great movie to watch! Really, it's a movie that deserves to be seen by more but most people have most likely never even heard about this movie, since it's an Argentinian production. This shall probably also scare a whole bunch of people off already but honestly, Latin American productions are often perfectly watchable ones and besides made in pretty much the same style as Hollywood productions. In other words; perfectly accessible to watch, even for those who aren't really accustomed to watching 'foreign' movies.It luckily was a movie that earned lots of critical praise and got recognized by still many, all over the world, as a great movie. It makes at all the more a big shame that director Fabián Bielinsky died a couple of years after this movie, at a fairly young age. I'm convinced that this guy could had made many more great movies, like this one.Foremost reason why this movie works out well is because it's being a fun movie to watch. Not necessarily in a comedy way but more due to the way the story progresses and how the main characters slowly but steadily get into more and more trouble, as they try to make a big score. It often gets them in some unexpected situations and ensures that the movie makes plenty of twists and turns with its story.It's a simple movie with its setup but one that gets made slightly more complicated with developments. Not that the movie ever gets hard to follow though. Saying that it's often being clever does not mean that it's also totally going overboard with anything and the story becomes too hard or complex to follow.It has some solid characters in it as well and the movie gets mostly carried by its two main leads, played by Ricardo Darín and Gastón Pauls. All around the movie features some good performances in it, which was also necessary, since it's actually a very talkative movie as well, once you start thinking back about it. Don't let this scare you off though, since the movie is still fast paced as well and features plenty of great developments and situations in it, that will keep you interested at all times.A movie that deserves to be seen by more!8/10 http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

kosmasp I haven't seen the Remake yet (I think, if I have it must really be dreadful), but either way I suggest you stay with this as your initial and maybe only choice. This movie is a little gem, unfortunately unknown to many people. It has a terrific script to start with, that will leave you wondering and guessing what will happen next. The twists and turns it takes are all believable in the realm the movie takes place and make it even more exciting.One of the main actors is starring in the current Oscar winner for best foreign movie. But he has a great partner to play off with. But as I said before, the script is the main star, with great dialog and a story worthy to see. There is so much tension and so many things happening, you will enjoy this. Just don't think about it as real life. This is a movie and of course a few things that happen there, could not really happen or that too many things are coincidences. This would spoil the fun you could have with this movie!

mjramsrud Nine Queens is a great, action-thriller that keeps you guessing till the very end. Set in Argentina,two small time scam artists meet up for a day and swindle money from unsuspecting people. Then they must figure out how to sell counterfeited stamps of the most rare stamp collection in the world, the "Nine Queens". This movie is full of twists and turns in the plot, you never know what might happen next. The actors, Ricardo Darin, Gaston Pauls and Leticia Bredice do an excellent job in this movie. I would recommend this movie to all. Very well directed by Fabian Bielinsky.