This is a stylish and enjoyable Mexican variation of the vampiro tale. It starts in 1536 Veracruz, where an alchimist builds a bizarre artifact designed to provide whom owns an eternal life. Centuries later, and while leaving a trail of destruction on its way , the rare artifact suddeny shows up . Present day, an aged antiques dealer called Jesus Gris : Federico Luppi comes across the mysterious title objects, as he discovers the strange device hidden in an sculpture, subsequently he learns it provides eternal life, it is called Cronos, resulting in fateful consequences. Another problem is Jesus Gris isn't the only one to know about the device . As a mean elderly man : Claudio Brook hires a contract killer : Ron Perlman to take it. They will stop at nothing to get it and at whatever cost. Can its possessor stand the consequences which include a developing taste for blood ?. The Search is over. The blessing, the curse, Cronos. A mystery six hundred years old.
This is a surprising and eerie film about a 16th century golden egg possessing magical powers to grant eternal life , including weird events, thrills, chills , violence, twists ad turns. Dealing with an obsession of everlasting life with the secret of immortality living inside a sophisticated and rare device : Cronos . Excellent trio of protagonists giving over-the-top acting : Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman and Claudio Brook. They are well accompanied by Margarita Isabel as the faithful wife and Tamara Shanath as the granddaughter .
The motion picture was competently directed by Guillermo Del Toro , being first feature for this great writer/director and in Spanish language with subtitles . This notable writer, producer, director has a long career, being this Cronos his film debut, following a long string of successes as ¨Mimic¨, ¨The Devil's backbone¨, ¨Blade II¨, ¨Hellboy¨, ¨Pan' Labyrinth¨, ¨Hellboy II¨, ¨Pacific Rim¨, ¨Crimson Peak¨ and the Oscarized ¨The Shape of Water¨. Rating Cronos : 7/10. Well worth watching. Better than average , essential and indispensable seeing . The flick will appeal to Guillermo del Toro fans.
This is a surprising and eerie film about a 16th century golden egg possessing magical powers to grant eternal life , including weird events, thrills, chills , violence, twists ad turns. Dealing with an obsession of everlasting life with the secret of immortality living inside a sophisticated and rare device : Cronos . Excellent trio of protagonists giving over-the-top acting : Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman and Claudio Brook. They are well accompanied by Margarita Isabel as the faithful wife and Tamara Shanath as the granddaughter .
The motion picture was competently directed by Guillermo Del Toro , being first feature for this great writer/director and in Spanish language with subtitles . This notable writer, producer, director has a long career, being this Cronos his film debut, following a long string of successes as ¨Mimic¨, ¨The Devil's backbone¨, ¨Blade II¨, ¨Hellboy¨, ¨Pan' Labyrinth¨, ¨Hellboy II¨, ¨Pacific Rim¨, ¨Crimson Peak¨ and the Oscarized ¨The Shape of Water¨. Rating Cronos : 7/10. Well worth watching. Better than average , essential and indispensable seeing . The flick will appeal to Guillermo del Toro fans.