A really good hard-hitting portrayal of the Mexican drugs war.
What is original about this movie is that it doesn't portray events from the inside. It is presented from the perspective of an outsider - a beauty show contestant - who unwittingly gets caught up in the violence.
We see everything from her point of view - how she is used and how she is taken pity on, how she tries to make the right decisions and how often she doesn't have any decisions, how she understands and yet doesn't understand what is happening to her.
In some ways it is frustrating to watch, because you can't always understand who the characters are and why they are fighting each other. But I suppose that's the partly the point.
Fundamentally, it is an uplifting tale. It presents the determination and resilience of a woman against the forces of violent crime. How it works out for her is kind of beside the point.
A clever and commendable movie.
What is original about this movie is that it doesn't portray events from the inside. It is presented from the perspective of an outsider - a beauty show contestant - who unwittingly gets caught up in the violence.
We see everything from her point of view - how she is used and how she is taken pity on, how she tries to make the right decisions and how often she doesn't have any decisions, how she understands and yet doesn't understand what is happening to her.
In some ways it is frustrating to watch, because you can't always understand who the characters are and why they are fighting each other. But I suppose that's the partly the point.
Fundamentally, it is an uplifting tale. It presents the determination and resilience of a woman against the forces of violent crime. How it works out for her is kind of beside the point.
A clever and commendable movie.