The Invisible Guardian - Spanish crime-mystery film with decent plot and setting

A few days ago I discovered this interesting Spanish mystery trilogy and decided to start watching it. So far, only 2 of the 3 movies have been released and the third one should be released later this year.

I just watched the first movie and it was quite cool. The story is about a female cop that goes back to her hometown to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. She is a very talented officer because she worked for the FBI in the past. This murder appeared to have followed a kind of a superstitious procedure because the way the body was placed for others to find wasn't normal. It wasn't creepy either so the movie doesn't belong in the suspense genre.

The setting was good. It is in Spain but since it had what appears to be nonstop rain I thought the weather was more similar to that of the UK. Perhaps Spain also has places where rain never stops. The scenography was well-done, with nicely done shots in the woods and cool camera angles here and there.

I suspect that in the following movies, the movie will at least dips its toes in the fantasy genre. Or at least this was implied in the first movie. It could provide new interesting plotlines to this well-written mystery. Even though the main topic is the police investigation of not only the first murder but others that follow a similar pattern, in several parts it is mentioned the possibility of the murders being the result of some type of strange creature.

Luckily, the second movie is already available so we can see what this is all about but the third movie is still months away. So far, the story has been very enjoyable. There is a good twist that wasn't very hard to see coming but the ending still has some surprises for us. The acting was nice with 2 well-known faces for the fans of Money Heist.

It is not the best movie about hunting a serial killer that I have watched, but it is good enough to enjoy it. Besides, the fact it is a trilogy makes the story even more complex and allows for the possibility to reach into topics that require more time to properly develop, like the potential inclusion of mythological parts of the mystery. This might happen in the second movie and I will confirm this in tomorrow's article.

The main attraction so far is the well-written mystery and the good quality of the movie. So, for people that enjoy mysteries and movies like Zodiac then this trilogy is a good option to watch.

The best

• Good plot, setting, atmosphere, and acting.
• Some dark moments and acceptable twist even though it didn't surprise me.
• There is more to come but the crime that is being investigated has its proper ending.

The worst

• I never felt very scared or intrigued about the murderer, the intensity wasn't that high.
• The constant rain might have been an exaggeration.
• The mythological part of the story was only teased. This should be properly explored in the second movie. Otherwise, it would be disappointing.

More information: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/392207-el-guardi-n-invisible
Review: AAA
In numbers: 7/10