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I think you guys need to realize the whole point of the film was to connect the audience to the character that is powerlesswell first off, she didnt do anything. replace her character with any average joe and the plot points pretty much stay the same. other than be forced to sign a document at the end she had no effect on any of the outcomes of any of the missions.How so? I saw this complaint on Reddit from some posters. She was the lamb in a world of wolves who still had morals and a sense of doing things the right way.Solid film other than Emily blunts character who was terrible (her acting was great though)
her character is dull,
she was a lamb in the world of wolves, nothing to show that she was good at her job.
she starts the movie uneasy about the situation, gets recruited to the team while being uneasy about the situation. she never fully gets on board with what the team is doing, she's always the third wheel. there is nothing that changes at the end, just like in the beginning when they pressure her into taking the job, they pressure her into signing the document. only difference throughout the movie is that she is broken.
Them cholos in those cars coming back from Mexico were stupid asf. Why even show that you got a rifle until its time to light up. Also, why invite Carlos with all the face tats. Easy target.
Del Toro was a beast though. When he walked up with El Jefe's dinner table.
Scumbag Shane doing what he does best.
He was the same scumbag dude in Fury. This guy cornered the market for scumbaggery in Hollywood.he achieved all time savagery when he put the kids to sleep too. But when your daughter is dissolved in acid, you basically have no fks to give.
Lol Shane was essentially himself in twd. Str8 up scum. I'll look for redemption as the punisher in DD season 2 Netflix.
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There are more than one cartels man.i loved this movie, but i didn't understand the Medellin connection ...
wouldnt the two cartels be working together if drugs were coming up from the Colombian and getting into the US from the distribution points ran by the Mexicans ?
ya know, i probably read too much into that part and forgot that his mission was personalThere are more than one cartels man.
I just didnt appreciate how the movie portrayed Benicio as a wronged, stop at nothingk, totally validated anti-hero with the backing of the US gov't..out to balance the ills of that illicit world.. when he was doing the same sheist, cutthroat sh*t as a member of the medellin cartel.. his daughter got offed because thats the risks and common result of that life.. and he knew that.. but he somehow was the exception because his kid got murked which is absolutely part n parcel to that lfiestyle. I just didnt dig all that. Brolin was a draw as usual. excellent performance.
Emily Blunt's character was very underwhelming. She is supposed to be a strong female lead and honestly I didn't get a sense of that.
Benicia pretty much carried the movie himself. Decent movie though, the story had inconsistencies but the basic plot was easy to follow, I liked the shoot out scene and how they showed the grizzly brutalities of the cartels.
Emily Blunt's character was very underwhelming. She is supposed to be a strong female lead and honestly I didn't get a sense of that.
Benicia pretty much carried the movie himself. Decent movie though, the story had inconsistencies but the basic plot was easy to follow, I liked the shoot out scene and how they showed the grizzly brutalities of the cartels.
My understanding is Brolin's character was helping del Toro avenge his family but also eradicate Alarcon/Diaz's cartel, thus allowing the Colombians to gain more power and fill the drug profit vacuum vacated by the Mexicans. I recall Brolin mentioning "restoration of order," politically or otherwise.i loved this movie, but i didn't understand the Medellin connection ...
I feel this would be a mistake. Sheridan created Alejandro to be a shadow looming in the darkness. From the beginning, the viewers and Emily Blunt are doing their best to assess his role and affiliation with American agencies. del Toro appears with swift action when it mattered in the film. His character was present in decisive, monumental moments. Sometimes less is more, I think more screen time would take away from Alejandro's darkness, element of surprise or mischief.would love to see a movie focusing on del toro's character. he had like 1/3rd the screentime of blunt but we got so much more backstory, and because of this I cared about his character more