...the climactic confrontation, in which the killer is revealed, is nothing but an eye roll.

Despite the gaps in logic, which grow larger as the plot reveals itself, System keeps you guessing. The film isn’t half as smart as it thinks it is but enough of the twists land.

Watch System for its sincere intent, empathic treatment and restraint. Instead of relying on emotional highs, it chooses introspection and silence.

A polished critique of the idea of justice in the garb of a legal thriller, ‘System’ loses its edge when its loops become too easy to read...