Review of Intacto (2001) by Moviescritic.net . — 03 Feb 2015

Intacto is a film that takes place in a world just like our own, but strangely luck is basically a bankable commodity. The film centers on a group of extremely lucky people who take part in games of ever-increasing risk to see who is the luckiest.

It's a really cool concept and not one I've seen explored in a film before or since. I just wish it was executed a little more effectively. For one thing they take a long time before they establish what's going on.

I know it's nice to avoid unnecessary exposition but I think this might have been necessary. So many odd things take place and I find myself completely lost right up until we get an actual scene where something is explained.

Then when things are explained they don't set up concrete rules about how the transferring of luck works. It doesn't hold any logical pattern so I still feel somewhat lost late in the movie. It's a shame because there's a good cast and a great concept that just fall slightly short of making a great film.

I'd still recommend it as a mind-bender, but I wouldn't call Intacto a must-see.