Having enjoyed the first two I was ready for the ending. I watched these in three days and had never heard a thing about them. You can judge a storyteller by their ending. It's the hardest part. They can always make promises of the unknown of where things are going. But when it comes down to it they have nowhere to hide and nothing to tease. The best stories go places that you couldn't predict because they understand the story better than you do.

Unfortunately this became extremely predictable. Like me initial guess was spot on and there were no surprises at all. Amaia makes all the worst decisions with no real reason. Are things bad with her husband? No. He's looking out for her and very understanding but somehow she cheats on him. Did this happen because it fit her character? No, just to make things darker. The second she slept with Markina I knew he was the bad guy.

And when she asks him if he killed Jonan and it's supposed to be this big dramatic moment or surprise. Like you didn't already know when he showed up at graveyard, if not before.

Then her mom died arbitrarily. That was a story I thought was going to have a big pay off. I was okay with it ending like that if the rest of the story resolved. But it didn't.

Once Jonan died I feared the worst for this movie. Killing a main character especially the one that you love is a really cheap way to bring up the dramatic tension. Sometimes it works but here it was a senseless way to draw you in.

It made me feel better that he was gay. Because Amaia is very very hot. It was getting unrealistic that there was no tension between them. I figured that he was just really professional.

Then when I realized that the movie was nearing it's end and that the story I was waiting to be set up was already set up and resolving I couldn't believe that they had lost it.

They don't really solve anything. Kinda but the cult is still out there maybe...? And then you have no idea what's going to happen with her husband. No idea! Most movies give you the clues to figure it out but this didn't. You are left in the dark on an meaningless ambiguous ending.

And what was up with Dupree dying or whatever? That didn't go anywhere at all. I thought she might come to America and try to find him. Those three scenes didn't need to be in the movie.

It's clear that they had no idea how to conclude this story. It reminded me of "the girl that kicked the hornet's nest," or "Hannibal" where they wanted to conclude the story but couldn't think of the story to tell.

This film brings the Baztan trilogy to an end; the story relies heavily on things that happened in the previous two films so my comments assume viewers have already seen those and are familiar with the characters and previous events.

Two months have passed since the events of 'The Legacy of the Bones'. Inspector Amaia Salazar refuses to believe that her mother is dead and is continuing to investigate those she believes are responsible for the deaths of a number of unbaptised young girls. The investigation won't be easy; everybody who might be of help to the case seems to end up dead, either by suicide or 'accident' and she starts to suspect that somebody close to the case is leaking information to the cult. Once again as the investigation progresses Amaia and those close to her find themselves in increasing danger.

I thought this was a really solid conclusion to the trilogy. I enjoyed all three instalments; of course it probably helped that I watched them all five days so didn't have time to forget details between instalments. This film maintained the tension and atmosphere of the previous films; the only real difference was that at times the rain turned to snow. It might be argued that the ending wasn't much of a surprise... but perhaps at a time when having lots of twists is de rigour it makes a change when they aren't too major! While it isn't excessively gory there are a few disturbing moments. The cast is solid; most obviously Marta Etura who, as Amaia, is rarely off screen. Overall I'd recommend the trilogy to fans of euro-crime drama; obviously it is a must see for anybody who enjoyed the first to films.

These comments are based on watching the film in Spanish with English subtitles.

Inspector Amaia Salazar (Marta Etura ) investigates the deaths of infants who were sacrificed to Inguma in exchange for wealth in Spain's answer to "The Believers." She has a husband and child and has an affair with a rich judge. You see where this is going. Also her twin sister died as an infant and her mother is missing. They made the film too involved and too long. Dubbed in English, I thought it was Italian at first.

Guide: F-word. sex. Nudity (Marta Etura)