Metoda

I consider The Method to be a truly high-quality and unique film in the field of psychological conversational drama. Essentially, it is a kind of intellectual counterpart to one of those reality shows where you place a group of motivated people in one room and let them compete for the position of a manager in a large company. Additionally, as part of the testing, you try to manipulate them in a proper way to expose their natures to the maximum. Of course, it has a structure similar to a theater play, but that doesn't mean in the slightest that you would be deprived of anything significant, except for the magnificent visuals. It has tension, surprise, a sense of irony, and a cruel game, and it is also complemented by great actors who are unfamiliar to us. The best thing about it is that The Method does not present any grand truths in a banal way and above all, not unequivocally. It practically forces you to think about everything and each of the audition characters changes their rating several times in the eyes of the viewers. Characters are refined in the most intense moments. Of course, it can also be understood ideologically as a kind of critique of capitalism and free competition, but I wouldn't see it that simply. I also genuinely believe that the right person won, but I wouldn't want to live in a world where the other candidates didn't find suitable fulfillment. In addition, if I had to choose a friend, it certainly wouldn't be the winner of this competition. Overall impression: 95%. (13.09.2011)

A screenwriter’s perversion par excellence, with the director accepting the most thankless job ever. Seven people in an office compete with a clever set of tasks competing with each other for a position at a multinational company. May the most amoral wins. And the viewer shuffles their tips the characters pass the ball from one to the other in one bravura scene. Practically the same basis as 12 Angry Men, except without the applicability, hence the one star lower. Or at least the applicability is there, but nothing anyone can relate to... (26.08.2011)

The great script, the perfect actors, the Spanish language and the nerve-wracking suspense make this thriller very appealing. No need to go into more detail here, I recommend it. (07.09.2014)

Fantastic! I would never want to take part in a selection process like this, or to organise it, or to see it live. A brilliantly performed and written psychological game without a single weak spot and reliably entertaining. Only the stage of the IMF meeting is, well, only a stage. (10.06.2010)

After an excellent start in the first half, where we are introduced to each candidate and the subsequent selection method, I was excited. The story smacked of originality, the tasks were interesting and the psychological terror was ramping up nicely. But the problem comes with the second half, where the writers seem to have completely run out of ideas, the story flounders in place for a long time, the tasks have already turned into stereotypical boredom, and overall the film cuts on the purely psychological line, but completely forgets about building atmosphere, action, suspense or is afraid to push the envelope in any way. Then the ending let me down completely because it didn't really tell us anything and just slammed the door behind the film. It's a great shame, I was expecting something more from a Spanish production like this and the potential was there, but the way they dropped the ball will bother me for a long time to come... (09.06.2021)