Synopsis
Pedro, a humble beekeeper who lives in the mysterious Argentinian region of the Delta del Tigre, travels to Buenos Aires to visit his twin brother Agustín, a successful but troubled pediatrician with marital issues, to give him bad news and ask him for a favor hard to fulfill, a unexpected arrival which will change Agustín's life forever.
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Cast
- Viggo MortensenAgustín / Pedro
- Soledad VillamilClaudia
- Daniel FanegoAdrián
- Javier GodinoRubén
- Sofía Gala CastiglioneRosa
- Oscar AlegreAmadeo Mendizábal
- Sergio BorisFrancisco Mendizábal
- Alberto AjakaFernando Mendizábal
- Mauricio SotoPablo
- Nelly CanteroCarmen
Recommendations
- 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Its chief virtue is its lead performance, in which twin brothers are played by a promising new Argentinian actor named Viggo Mortensen. - 60
New York Daily News
It’s not easy to play twins (in another language, no less), without relying on showy mannerisms to define them. But Mortensen pulls it off. Your move, Franco. - 60
The New York Times
Mr. Mortensen keeps you watching, even when the movie’s storytelling underwhelms. But Everybody Has a Plan is less about story than about texture and atmosphere. They stay with you, as does the haunted visage of Agustín, drifting on the delta waters. - 50
Observer
My boy Viggo is always fascinating, but the movie is a concept searching for a story. - 50
Slant Magazine
Ana Piterbarg's handsome, if uninvolving, film privileges mood over narrative and dumb brooding over character. - 50
The A.V. Club
Apart from the novelty of seeing Mortensen act in Spanish, there’s virtually nothing of interest, and even he does little more than confirm that a performance can be monosyllabic in any language. - 40
Time Out
The artist formerly known as Aragorn remains an engrossing screen presence, but this campy thriller is a tad too close to simply having him sing the telephone directory. - 40
Village Voice
An identity crisis is at the heart of Everybody Has a Plan—but it's the film's. Even Viggo Mortensen's movingly enigmatic performance as identical twins can't help first-time Argentinean director Ana Piterbarg decide whether she is making an existential tone poem or a brutish thriller.
