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Sunday, February 3, 2019

MOVIE REVIEW: MISS BALA







































A young woman battles a ruthless drug cartel to save her kidnapped friend in Mexico.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Anthony Mackie

Release Date: February 1, 2019

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Rated PG-13 for sequences of gun violence, sexual and drug content, thematic material, and language

Runtime: 1h 44 min

Review:

Miss Bala is a ridiculous crime drama that’s watchable mainly because of Gina Rodriguez.  Catherine Hardwicke’s directs the film with a generic hand delivering very little in terms of visual style.  It has an inherit blandness that almost guarantees that’ll you’ll forget about the film as soon as it’s over.  The script is a jumbled mess that’s filled with so many plot holes that thinking about any portion of the story for too long would cause it to collapse instantly.  The film’s saving grace is Gina Rodriguez.  Rodriguez screen presence translates well on to the big screen.  She carries the film well and makes the entire thing so much more watchable than it deserves to be.  It’s a shame the film isn’t up to her talents but it does show that Rodriguez can carry a film ably.

C

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    1. That's what I keep hearing, I'll need to search it out....such a shame they totally screwed up the remake....

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