The acting and setting of the movie are done well. The action feels raw and realistic and I have heard many good things about this movie. I didn't like it though.
I feel like, as the protagonist vital information is withheld from us for much of the runtime. I guess if you just enjoy the setting and are generally interested in cartels, drug and human trafficking then you might cut the movie some slack and just go with the flow.
Personally, I don't in particular find the cartel setting any more or less enticing than anything else. You wouldn't find me favouring a movie because of this topic and as such, I found the artistic choice to be kept in the dark rather tiring. While the protagonist is kept in the dark when it came to the plot, at least in universe she had some background knowledge and also information that was available to her, but not me as the audience. I found the first half therefore pretty confusing, and by the end when things were finally explained, I didn't care anymore.
I can see people really loving this movie. I happen to love Memento where the point is that we are as confused as the protagonist is, but here it somehow just didn't click. A well made movie, but at the end of the day I rate based on enjoyment and I just didn't like it much.
I feel like, as the protagonist vital information is withheld from us for much of the runtime. I guess if you just enjoy the setting and are generally interested in cartels, drug and human trafficking then you might cut the movie some slack and just go with the flow.
Personally, I don't in particular find the cartel setting any more or less enticing than anything else. You wouldn't find me favouring a movie because of this topic and as such, I found the artistic choice to be kept in the dark rather tiring. While the protagonist is kept in the dark when it came to the plot, at least in universe she had some background knowledge and also information that was available to her, but not me as the audience. I found the first half therefore pretty confusing, and by the end when things were finally explained, I didn't care anymore.
I can see people really loving this movie. I happen to love Memento where the point is that we are as confused as the protagonist is, but here it somehow just didn't click. A well made movie, but at the end of the day I rate based on enjoyment and I just didn't like it much.