What an odd movie. Had no idea what I was getting myself in for here but it had some recognisable names attached so we gave it a go. Like the characters the movie portrays, it seemed a bit aimless.
Travelogue of Puerto Rico? Perhaps, but it didn't leave me with any desire to go there. Quite the opposite. It showed a country in economic and moral collapse. Comedy? Nothing funny here. Yet it wasn't gritty enough to make it compelling drama either. Showed the underbelly of society and finishes off with an expose of crooked religion and corrupt politicians but then wrapped it up in a mismatched buddy road movie.
I'm never one to say that was two hours of my life I won't get back, but it may have dragged on a little long. Some scenes and character's actions were inexplicable and only seemed to be thrown in to carry the movie along. For instance, in one scene the girl runs away from the car. She is chased by her carer who almost gets beat up by a gang after they misinterpret his actions. He returns to the car to find it's been stolen and now in a chop shop. The girl had returned to the car and was still in it when it was carjacked. Why did she run away in the first place?!
Funnily, the end of the movie explains that the bad guys got their comeuppance and the good guys did alright, as if we had just watched a true story. I think the director was trying to imitate Hitchcock who always felt it was his moral duty to explain that crime doesn't pay. Made it all feel sort of feel good but it didn't really sit right.
Basically, it's not the worst movie you'll ever see, and it's sure not the best. If there's nothing else to watch, fine.
Travelogue of Puerto Rico? Perhaps, but it didn't leave me with any desire to go there. Quite the opposite. It showed a country in economic and moral collapse. Comedy? Nothing funny here. Yet it wasn't gritty enough to make it compelling drama either. Showed the underbelly of society and finishes off with an expose of crooked religion and corrupt politicians but then wrapped it up in a mismatched buddy road movie.
I'm never one to say that was two hours of my life I won't get back, but it may have dragged on a little long. Some scenes and character's actions were inexplicable and only seemed to be thrown in to carry the movie along. For instance, in one scene the girl runs away from the car. She is chased by her carer who almost gets beat up by a gang after they misinterpret his actions. He returns to the car to find it's been stolen and now in a chop shop. The girl had returned to the car and was still in it when it was carjacked. Why did she run away in the first place?!
Funnily, the end of the movie explains that the bad guys got their comeuppance and the good guys did alright, as if we had just watched a true story. I think the director was trying to imitate Hitchcock who always felt it was his moral duty to explain that crime doesn't pay. Made it all feel sort of feel good but it didn't really sit right.
Basically, it's not the worst movie you'll ever see, and it's sure not the best. If there's nothing else to watch, fine.