A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Benicio Del Toro, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, it was rather tricky to watch this flick after ‘Narcos’ which gave such a fascinating immersive look into the life of the notorious Drug baron. On the other hand, the Netflix TV-show did provide some handy background information and it did help to better understand what happened to Escobar back then. Concerning the story itself, I was wondering if it was based on facts but it turned out to be actually a fiction. However, it didn’t matter and this tale definitely had some potential. Unfortunately, the mixed chronology was a mistake though. Indeed, it is usually a misguided gimmick and, here, it definitely did not work. I mean, many viewers complained that we didn’t see much Del Toro who gave here another really strong performance but the movie was actually not about Escobar himself but about an average kid who somehow got sucked into his world. However, each scene featuring Del Toro clearly established his character while the useless back-and-forth in time wasted some precious running time which should have been used to develop more the main character, how he did end up in this position and what he felt during the process. Eventually, Josh Hutcherson did get some blame but I don’t think he was so bad after all, in fact, he had some decent chemistry with Claudia Traisac and, above all, he wasn’t help by this approach. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.