If you’ve been meaning to watch “The Secret Agent” and have been putting it off, go ahead and watch it. It’s a very good film. Watched it in two installments cuz it’s longish.

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Is The Secret Agent good?
I'm not sure of what to think. It's a complicated movie, and I loved the full immersion in 1970s Brazil, the mesmerising profusion of characters, the bombardment of cultural references, some of the acting, but I also disliked the many distracting subplots, the weak story, and the (pointless?) ending.
Oh, well.

The Secret Agent, Clever Mendonca Filho

7/10

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The Secret Agent | filmfriend 🎬

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Platino Awards Xcaret Reveal 2026 Nominations: ‘Belén,’ ‘Los Domingos’ Lead Films With 11 Noms
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/platino-awards-xcaret-2026-nominations-mexico-film-tv-1236542664/

'The Secret Agent': Exploring a Vibrant, yet Violent Brazil (2025)

https://theasc.com/articles/the-secret-agent-cinematography

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Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ Wins Best International Feature And Strikes a Blow Against Politicians That Aren’t “Responsible For All Children”
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https://deadline.com/2026/03/joachim-trier-sentimental-value-best-international-feature-oscar-1236754753/

Of the 5 of this year's Best Picture nominees I've seen, Sinners is my favorite, with Hamnet close behind.

The other 3, in order of preference, are:
The Secret Agent, One Battle After Another, Bugonia.

The last 2 absolutely do not deserve to be considered Best Picture despite having many excellent aspects.

Overall, the last two are too inconsistent and problematic in too many ways, for me.

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The Secret Agent is good but too slow and the first hour and a half is just too much and needs editing.

It does a great job of immersing us into its world; it's almost cinema vérité.

Gritty, sweaty, and earthy, it's a sensory movie that makes the environment almost palpable.

Wagner Moura is excellent and is the thread that weaves the past, present, and future of the story into a tapestry of Brazil's recent history, nightmares and all.

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