Miss Bala

You can see every plot twist. Eye rolling at its best. Wait for Netflix - wish I had.

I feel like I have written this review a million times. I'm sick and tired of people giving movies a 1 or 2 because it had weaknesses, 'wasn't as good as the iriginal' or they just didn't care for it. Try to at least be somewhat objective. This movie was entertaining, suspenseful, tense at times and had you torn as to which way you wanted the movie to end. And as a bonus, little or no gratuitous sex, violence and language!!

Gina Rodriguez seems a promising actress but the writing and most acting were just generic. There was a strong message about trafficking women, drug cartels, and a woman being used as a pawn by both the "good guys" and the "bad guys"...too bad it wasn't a stronger script. Being PG-13 made this "action" film much lighter with no s*x, strong language or over the top violence (an R film would have taken this in another direction) Anyway, this B movie was worth a lazy afternoon watch but don't expect too much In My Humble Opinion! 5.5 stars Sept 2019 (PS: the little boy is adorable!)

The preview from Miss Bala suggested that the film was far more violent than it actually is. That isn't to say there are not some violent sequences, but the film is not per se a violence film as much as it is tense drama about an ordinary woman trying to survive under extraordinary circumstances. The acting is uniformly good and the Tijuana sequences are done very well.

I found the movie interesting even though it was a series of highly improbable events. Non the less I was always wondering or anticipating what would happen next, which is usually a good thing when watching a movie.