The Body (2012)

After watching "THE INVISIBLE GUEST" by the same director, I didn't try to guess the ending because I knew I would be dead wrong again, haha.....the directing here is superb as always with Jamie and Alex exchanging beautiful lines.....there was some sort of empathy for Jamie Pena as he tried to be well after his wife passed away, which was very relevant in the story after all.., a must watch and can't wait for Oriol Paulo's next movie!! have watched the trifecta of his films along with Julia's Eyes..

While the thriller quotient , acting is of high quality suspense was not that master class. Once in the middle of movie when it was shown the detective was heart broken for the death of his wife in accident I guessed as I have already seen the Blue Oranges way back. Presentation is different but basic premise of the movie is similar.

"The Body" is a mystery thriller, evolving around a corpse that goes missing. When a man murders his rich wife to live with his lover, he feels on the safe side until her body disappears and a set of strange events and messages starts to come in, leaving him wonder how dead she really is.The film manages to create a very decent and suitable atmosphere. It leaves room for a lot of speculation and even though it might seem predictable in the beginning, it really is quite the contrary. There is more than one stunning twist woven into the story and you will probably stay excited to learn what's going on until the very end. Unfortunately, this excellent plot is partly weakened by some obvious logical problems. There are accused alone in a room full of glass windows, the man behaves in the dumbest way I can imagine for someone trying to keep a secret, to name two. Some of the characters are additionally quite cliché, like the old, empty inspector.All in all, this doesn't keep this film to be one of the better thrillers I've seen in the last years. But unfortunately it keeps it from being even more, and there's quite some potential in this movie to achieve greatness. Nevertheless if you like thrillers you shouldn't miss this one.

I found this movie in the recommendation part of the page while I was writing a review about "Tell No One", another great movie that had been created based on the novel by "Harlan Coben". the IMDb points had given me high expectation because it was higher than 7 and I'm glad to watch it. It was great movie with shocking end just like what I like to see in the movies or read in the books. full mysterious movies make me stick to the seat and follow every move the characters made till to the end and this movie got great point from me because it is not like most of the movies nowadays we can see in the theaters, which are combination of violence, guns, unbelievable scenes, superhuman heroes, bla, bla, bla. this movie was believable enough to stand alone and get attention. also I have just a small criticism. why didn't the man in custody want and request for a lawyer at all while he needed it so badly? it is one of the mistakes that the director has made, from my viewpoint.