Leonardo Sbaraglia,
Eusebio Poncela,
Monica Lopez,
Antonio Dechent,
Max von Sydow
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Some people are born with good luck, but others try to attain it however they can -- and at any cost -- in this offbeat psychological thriller from Spain. Samuel Berg (Max Von Sydow) is an elderly man... read more
DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003
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September 18, 2009The interesting premise to this Spanish thriller is that some people are luckier than others, and those with the gift of luck play in a series of secret tournaments where they face off against each other, sometimes for fatal stakes. Max von Sydow, playing a Holocaust survivor, i... read more
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June 28, 2008Interesting premise, in which luck is an actual gift that some people possess, who then compete against each other in a series of challenges to determine the luckiest person on earth. At the same time, a wanted criminal is being chased by a cop who possesses this same gift. The... read more
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August 6, 2011This thriller was first released in Spain during November, 2001, and then internationally on the film festival circuit in 2002. It was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.It stars Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eusebio Poncela, Mónica López, Antonio Dechent, and Max von Sydow.The film depi... read more
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March 17, 2010"Your gift I discovered and your gift I take away"
This Spanish thriller is about having the power to steal another's luck, and then pushing that luck to the deadliest degree for sport. A bank robber, who is the sole survivor of a plane crash is considered a "lucky" man... read more -
June 27, 2008A very clever film in the way it weaves a mythology not dissimiliar to Star Wars, only replace "The Force" with "luck". We are shown a world where luck can be given and taken away, where luck is a currency for gambling on peoples very lives and atop it all sits Max Von Sydow as "... read more
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January 3, 2008A Spanish thriller from Juan Carlos Fresnidio, director of 28 Weeks Later. Good filmmaking and deffinately has a number of very good scenes. But the stroy doesn't make much sense and the whole thing is really pretty confusing.
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May 13, 2012jusstpeteGood film making and definitely has a number of very good scenes. But the story doesn't make much sense and the whole thing is really pretty confusing.
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February 6, 2011The premise of this thriller is not very plausible, but if you suspend your disbelief, it's a well crafted and enjoyable thriller. Excellent cast and cinematography.
Critic Reviews
May 28, 2003
Jan Stuart, Newsday
February 24, 2003
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
The casting of von Sydow ... is itself Intacto's luckiest stroke. Full Review
February 21, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Nothing if not hip, but its questions are more coffee-shop hypothetical than genuinely profound. Full Review
February 21, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I admired Intacto more than I liked it, for its ingenious construction and the way it keeps a certain chilly distance between its story and the dangers of popular entertainment. Full Review
February 20, 2003
Loren King, Chicago Tribune
A clever, original thriller that bows to no genre. Full Review
January 30, 2003
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change, buffeted by events seemingly out of their control, is intriguing, provocative stuff.
January 24, 2003
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Mesmerizing art-noirish thriller.
January 24, 2003
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
It's to be hoped that Fresnadillo, having gotten his boyhood experience out of his system, will marshal his impressive gifts to create stories of considerably less preposterous and insular appeal. Full Review
January 24, 2003
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
It has Mamet's cool, philosopher's finesse, but none of Borges's fun. Full Review
January 10, 2003
Susan Stark, Detroit News
It is von Sydow who gives Intacto its gravity, resonance, soul.
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