Checkmate (2024 film) explained

Native Name:

Nolink:

yes

Director:

Jorge Nisco

Screenplay:

Leandro Calderone

Cinematography:

Guillermo Nieto

Editing:

Francisco Freixa

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Distributor:

Digicine

Checkmate (Spanish; Castilian: '''Jaque mate'''|links=no) is a 2024 Argentine action comedy film directed by Jorge Nisco from a screenplay by Leandro Calderone starring Adrián Suar. Maggie Civantos, José Eduardo Derbez, Tzachi Halevy, Benjamín Amadeo, and Charo López appear in supporting roles.

Plot

Retired secret agent Duque is forced to return to action after his niece Juana is kidnapped by a terrorist group led by Rey, thereby coming to assemble his old team of international agents to carry out a heist for the ransom.

Production

The film is a Patagonik and Amazon Studios production.^[1] Shooting locations included Buenos Aires as well as Potrerillos, Valle de Uco, and Tunuyán in the province of Mendoza.^[2]

Release

Distributed by Digicine, Jaque mate was released theatrically in Argentina on 25 January 2024.^[3]

Reception

Guillermo Courau of La Nación considered that despite being far from excellence, the film "is bearable and, prejudice aside, has little to envy to foreign titles".^[4]

Pablo O. Scholz of Clarín gave the film a 'good' rating, writing about a "solid proposal for entertainment".^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Jaque Mate, lo nuevo de Adrián Suar, llega a Amazon Prime Video. Ámbito Financiero. 1 March 2024.
Web site: Con Jaque Mate, Adrián Suar regresa a un viejo amor: las películas de acción. La Nación. 15 December 2023. Marcelo. Stiletano.
Web site: Llega una nueva edición de la Fiesta del Cine: todo lo que tenés que saber. Ámbito Financiero. 20 February 2024.
Web site: Jaque Mate: tiros, explosiones y un Adrián Suar en veta Tom Cruise para una comedia bien filmada y entretenida. La Nación. 25 January 2024. Guillermo. Courau.
Web site: Adrián Suar vuelve a la acción haciendo Jaque mate. Clarín. 25 January 2024. Pablo O.. Scholz.