There is something about films set more or less in a single room. There is nothing to distract from the subjects and when well done, the characters just grow on you. As part of my mission to learn Spanish, I've been poring over language books, newspapers and movies. The last of the lot is the most fun of all. El Método was a delightful surprise. A group of people face an unconventional selection process for a job. A mysterious "receptionist" lays some ground rules and it is very likely that all of them are being watched. At once a brilliant study of psychology and a edge-of-the-seat thriller, El Método is intelligent and, well, methodical. Having been disappointed with the psychological-thriller variety after Shutter Island and Black Swan, I am glad to have seen this.
Review of The Method
