Review of Escobar: Paradise Lost

This is the first movie Andrea di Stefano directed and i really think it is a realistic glimpse in the life and surroundings of Pablo Escobar. The setting and scenery is coherent and the whole cast are all wise choices. Especially Benicio del Toro as Pablo Escobar is such an excellent choice, his performance is exceptional. I like the timing in the movie and how it shifts from idyllic surfer paradise to a savage environment. The story is beautiful told and has a permanent tension. I did not expect too much from the movie and so for me it was a positive surprise. The only thing that kind of disturbed me a little is the fact that i think that when you move to Colombia in 1991 you might know who Pablo Escobar is, so that is one little bug for me, that Nick appears a little bit naive, because he does not know that Ecobar is such a BIG and powerful drug dealer. But besides that really a great movie*