The Method

2005 [SPANISH]

Action / Drama / Thriller

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 23%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 23% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 12757 12.8K

career revelation work computer competition disillusionment

Plot summary

Seven candidates to a high executive position on a multinational company show up for a selection test in a skyscraper at the financial district. Among them, the most disparate personalities: the winner, the aggressive, the insecure, the critic, the indecisive…

Director

Marcelo Piñeyro Photo
Marcelo Piñeyro

Top cast

Eduardo Noriega Photo
Eduardo Noriega as Carlos de Aristegui Santos
Eduard Fernández Photo
Eduard Fernández as Fernando
Natalia Verbeke Photo
Natalia Verbeke as Montse
Adriana Ozores Photo
Adriana Ozores as Ana
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1.05 GB
1280*544
Spanish 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
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1.05 GB
1280*544
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   es   ru  
24 fps
1 hr 56 min
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2.16 GB
1920*816
Spanish 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   es   ru  
23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
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2.15 GB
1920*816
Spanish 5.1
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 56 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by incitatus-org 8 / 10

A sadistic analysis of the contemporary business world.

Seven candidates show up at some multinational in Madrid, all of them in the last round of a recruitment process. While the city is immersed by anti-globalization protests on the streets down below, the candidates are turned on each other for the selection. A sadistic analysis of the contemporary business world, pushed just that little bit further to earn it the title of a satire.The cruel game is played out in the confines of the office, with the candidates fending for themselves under the presumed watchful eye of the named, but anonymous, entity which is the corporation. The tension mounts quickly, as the strong characters clash head-on in their perfectly developed manipulative manners after their years in business life. An excellent cast plays clever but tough dialogues in scenes which are a little too close to reality for comfort. A clear message surfaces as the film comes to a close, leaving a sour aftertaste. Not an uplifting movie to watch, but ingeniously crafted. Bare in mind that you may want to lay in the sun after surviving this one.
Reviewed by reeagbo 7 / 10

Good script, actors and suspense

The script is based in in a theater play, and though I'm not familiar with the original, I guess the action probably remains close to the original (someone correct me if I'm wrong).The cast is a good bunch of popular actors and actresses here in Spain, some of them somewhat popular out of Spain. See Eduardo Noriega, Carmelo Gómez, Ernesto Alterio and Natalia Verbeke. I find the acting very believable in general, maybe Noriega is not that real, but maybe this is what he is supposed to do in his role.The story: Seven people are dated to have their final interview for an important position in a big company. All of them get together for the interview in the same place and the method used by the company for the final selection is call Gronholm method.All the action takes place in the interview room and the restrooms. This, in spite of being drawback for the entertainment, makes it more interesting. The director gets rid of superfluous elements and leaves space for character development.In opposition, and in order to prevent the public from getting lost in so much isolation, the director sets the action in the same day and place of a World Bank and IMF, although this doesn't really have an influence on the story.My only complaint has to do with some restroom scenes that I believe don't add anything to the movie and look really silly to me.Very entertaining and good story.
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