Gina Rodriguez and Ismael Cruz Cordova do well in their lead roles here and for the most part portray believable characters. However, many of the plot elements just came across to me as quite non-believable and the whole movie itself was not engaging enough to rise above a fair rating, as I see it. It does bring to the front though the issues of the debasement and trafficking of women.
164 Reviews
It was OK...
LiveLoveLead14 September 2019
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!)
Kinda dull
TdSmth522 December 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Gloria, a Hollywood make-up artist, visits her friend in Tijuana who is signing up for a beauty contest (Miss Baja California). At a party Gloria while in the restroom witnesses a bunch of bad guys meet up and discuss getting rid of some guy named Saucedo. Because she's American she's let go. Then, the guys shoot up the place and Gloria and her friend are separated.
Next day after trying in vain to find her friend, Gloria approaches a cop to tell him about the missing girl, the cop claims to drive her to a cop station, instead takes her somewhere where the same bad guys grab her. The main bad guy, Lino, offers to help her find her friend if she helps him out in turn. They sign her up now for the beauty pageant. Gloria escapes from the guy watching her and somehow runs straight into the arms of DEA agents. Huh? Yeah. They of course want Lino and recruit Gloria to place a bug in his phone so they can track and capture him.
While completing a mission for Lino she does manage to bug his phone and get in touch with her DEA handler. They plan on capturing Lino at some deal and get Gloria out of there. Indeed, a shoot-out ensues by the lone 2 (!) DEA agents taking on Lino and his gang. Gloria makes it to the agreed place to find no one there to rescue her. So she has no choice but to help Lino out to appear to be on his side. At some point she manages to escape for a while, to look after her friend's little brother but Lino find her quickly and make a deal with her. They cartel takes the kid as insurance. They are still after this Saucedo guy who runs the police, and the beauty pageant, and is trying to take over the cartel's operations. So they set up Gloria to win the pageant so she can get some private time with Saucedo at a party.
Things go as planned and at the party Gloria runs into her friend. There's a revelation and the final confrontation.
The basics of the story are solid for the most part. Miss Bala should be a pretty good action thriller/drama. But somehow it doesn't work all that well. Gloria doesn't make that compelling of a character. As most characters, she's forced to make dumb decisions for the sake of the script and there is not shortage of dumb coincidences. This world of cartels and their victims should be darker and more menacing that what the good-natured Hardwicke portrays.
Next day after trying in vain to find her friend, Gloria approaches a cop to tell him about the missing girl, the cop claims to drive her to a cop station, instead takes her somewhere where the same bad guys grab her. The main bad guy, Lino, offers to help her find her friend if she helps him out in turn. They sign her up now for the beauty pageant. Gloria escapes from the guy watching her and somehow runs straight into the arms of DEA agents. Huh? Yeah. They of course want Lino and recruit Gloria to place a bug in his phone so they can track and capture him.
While completing a mission for Lino she does manage to bug his phone and get in touch with her DEA handler. They plan on capturing Lino at some deal and get Gloria out of there. Indeed, a shoot-out ensues by the lone 2 (!) DEA agents taking on Lino and his gang. Gloria makes it to the agreed place to find no one there to rescue her. So she has no choice but to help Lino out to appear to be on his side. At some point she manages to escape for a while, to look after her friend's little brother but Lino find her quickly and make a deal with her. They cartel takes the kid as insurance. They are still after this Saucedo guy who runs the police, and the beauty pageant, and is trying to take over the cartel's operations. So they set up Gloria to win the pageant so she can get some private time with Saucedo at a party.
Things go as planned and at the party Gloria runs into her friend. There's a revelation and the final confrontation.
The basics of the story are solid for the most part. Miss Bala should be a pretty good action thriller/drama. But somehow it doesn't work all that well. Gloria doesn't make that compelling of a character. As most characters, she's forced to make dumb decisions for the sake of the script and there is not shortage of dumb coincidences. This world of cartels and their victims should be darker and more menacing that what the good-natured Hardwicke portrays.
Suspenseful and action packed while Gina Rodriguez delivers with the performance.
cruise012 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Miss Bala (3.5 out of 5 stars).
Miss Bala is an entertaining action thriller that shows Gina Rodriguez can take on an action heroic character trying to save her friend. The plot and story may not be something worth talking about or anything new to the whole drug cartel kidnapping girls and corrupt police in Mexico in a battle against each other. It does deliver some thrills and action that will be worthwhile on seeing Gina Rodriguez transition from a make up artists to a bada** woman.
The plot follows Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) a make up artists living in Los Angeles. She visits her best friend Suzu (Cristina Rodlo) in Tijuana, Mexico. They both go clubbing. Where a group of guys go on a shooting spree in there and kidnapping girls. And Suzu is one of them. Gloria is trying to seek help to find her and the corrupt police was no good. Until Gloria gets captured by the group of man led by Lino (Ismael Cruz Cordova). Lino tries to get Gloria to doing some hostile tasks by having her bomb a safe house and delivering a weapon package to someone in San Diego. Until Gloria gets captured by the DEA and they want her to go undercover for them to the gang. All while, she is trying to find the whereabouts to her friend.
The film's plot was all over the place. It does have a development with Gloria as she changes throughout the course of the film. She learns to shoot a gun. And doing espionage tasks from the DEA.
There were a lot of intense action sequences. Especially, the shootout sequences were loud and intense. The direction did capture the chaotic feeling through Gloria's perspective. Gina Rodriguez did a great job playing the character. Ismael Cruz Cordova was good as Lino were he starts getting a soft side to Gloria. I did feel like Anthony Mackie's character was a little underused with his brief appearance.
I also felt like the film does have some uneven pacing issues in the second act of the film when Lino is taking Gloria hostage and intimidating her with showing up in the room.
Overall, Miss Bala is a pretty fair film. The plot and the pacing issues may be the film's weakest problem. The cast is good. The action and shootout sequences were intense and exciting. Seeing Gina Rodriguez taking on the reign's of an action heroic character was worth seeing.
Miss Bala is an entertaining action thriller that shows Gina Rodriguez can take on an action heroic character trying to save her friend. The plot and story may not be something worth talking about or anything new to the whole drug cartel kidnapping girls and corrupt police in Mexico in a battle against each other. It does deliver some thrills and action that will be worthwhile on seeing Gina Rodriguez transition from a make up artists to a bada** woman.
The plot follows Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) a make up artists living in Los Angeles. She visits her best friend Suzu (Cristina Rodlo) in Tijuana, Mexico. They both go clubbing. Where a group of guys go on a shooting spree in there and kidnapping girls. And Suzu is one of them. Gloria is trying to seek help to find her and the corrupt police was no good. Until Gloria gets captured by the group of man led by Lino (Ismael Cruz Cordova). Lino tries to get Gloria to doing some hostile tasks by having her bomb a safe house and delivering a weapon package to someone in San Diego. Until Gloria gets captured by the DEA and they want her to go undercover for them to the gang. All while, she is trying to find the whereabouts to her friend.
The film's plot was all over the place. It does have a development with Gloria as she changes throughout the course of the film. She learns to shoot a gun. And doing espionage tasks from the DEA.
There were a lot of intense action sequences. Especially, the shootout sequences were loud and intense. The direction did capture the chaotic feeling through Gloria's perspective. Gina Rodriguez did a great job playing the character. Ismael Cruz Cordova was good as Lino were he starts getting a soft side to Gloria. I did feel like Anthony Mackie's character was a little underused with his brief appearance.
I also felt like the film does have some uneven pacing issues in the second act of the film when Lino is taking Gloria hostage and intimidating her with showing up in the room.
Overall, Miss Bala is a pretty fair film. The plot and the pacing issues may be the film's weakest problem. The cast is good. The action and shootout sequences were intense and exciting. Seeing Gina Rodriguez taking on the reign's of an action heroic character was worth seeing.
Remarkable, violent and gripping film with action , twists and turns
ma-cortes1 April 2023
Gloria Fuentes (Gina Rodriguez) is a Latin-American makeup artist from Los Angeles who visits her best friend Suzu (Christina Rodlo) in Tijuana, Mexico. Her friend is entering the Miss Tijuana pageant , but she is threatened by cartel Las Estrellas . She goes back to Las Estrellas and is sent to San Diego with money and drugs attached to her car. The DEA is still tracking her. She arrives at the Border and is very scared that she will be discovered. She gets through without a problem and goes to the location in the GPS in San Diego, where she meets Jimmy (Anthony Mackie) . After entering a beauty contest : Baja California pegeant in Tijuana, the young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding. Every day drags her deeper and corruption is pervasive ! . What alternative is there to death or prison? Who would you become to save your family?. Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary. Don't Mess with Family.
Fascinating and worrying drama about a young USA woman in a fine big-screen acting from Gina Rodriguez who finds herself unavoidably thrust into a drug cartel's blood feud as an unwitting pawn and her inescapable predicament leads to dire life or death consequences , in which surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Based on the Spanish-language movie ¨Miss Bala¨ (2009) by Gerardo Naranjo with Stephanie Sigman , Juan Carlos Galván , Arturo Guerrero , Noé Hernández , Irene Azuela and James Russo . Of course this wouldn't work so well if the acting wasn't first class, and it is indeed, Gina Rodriguez what a fantastic job, really makes us care for the character as the valiant you Gloria who finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. However , there're some incredible situations in Rambo style as the starring takes on a heavily-armed drug gang.
The motion picture was professionally directed by Catherine Hardwicke , though with no originality because copies the premises of the previous film. Hardwicke's first film as a director was the Sundance winner Thirteen which explored the transition into teenage years with an authenticity that still captures young audiences (1.3 billion Tik Tok engagements.) . Hardwicke often empowers female leads (Miss Bala, Red Riding Hood, Plush, Thirteen) . Hardwicke directed Lords of dogtown before she became best known as the director of Twilight, which launched the blockbuster franchise and has since earned over three billion dollars. Recently her indie film Prisoner's adughter premiered at Tiff 2022 and Dreams in the witchhouse dropped on Netflix October 2022 as part of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. Rating : 6/10.
Fascinating and worrying drama about a young USA woman in a fine big-screen acting from Gina Rodriguez who finds herself unavoidably thrust into a drug cartel's blood feud as an unwitting pawn and her inescapable predicament leads to dire life or death consequences , in which surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Based on the Spanish-language movie ¨Miss Bala¨ (2009) by Gerardo Naranjo with Stephanie Sigman , Juan Carlos Galván , Arturo Guerrero , Noé Hernández , Irene Azuela and James Russo . Of course this wouldn't work so well if the acting wasn't first class, and it is indeed, Gina Rodriguez what a fantastic job, really makes us care for the character as the valiant you Gloria who finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. However , there're some incredible situations in Rambo style as the starring takes on a heavily-armed drug gang.
The motion picture was professionally directed by Catherine Hardwicke , though with no originality because copies the premises of the previous film. Hardwicke's first film as a director was the Sundance winner Thirteen which explored the transition into teenage years with an authenticity that still captures young audiences (1.3 billion Tik Tok engagements.) . Hardwicke often empowers female leads (Miss Bala, Red Riding Hood, Plush, Thirteen) . Hardwicke directed Lords of dogtown before she became best known as the director of Twilight, which launched the blockbuster franchise and has since earned over three billion dollars. Recently her indie film Prisoner's adughter premiered at Tiff 2022 and Dreams in the witchhouse dropped on Netflix October 2022 as part of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. Rating : 6/10.
Miss Antibalas
ferguson-61 February 2019
Greetings again from the darkness. One of the reasons I so enjoy movies is that I can usually find some positive to latch onto, even if most of the project fails to connect or generate much interest. Such is the case with this latest from director Catherine Hardwick (the excellent THIRTEEN, 2003). Actress Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin", ANNIHILATION) is a joy to behold as she navigates her way through one perilous situation after another.
Ms. Rodriguez plays Gloria, a southern California resident whose particular set up of skills are utilized in her work as a makeup artist. Gloria drives across the border to Tijuana in support of her friend Suzu (Cristina Rodlo) who is competing in the Miss Baja pageant. Their fun evening at the nightclub goes horribly wrong as evil-doers storm the club attempting to assassinate the director of the pageant. During the mayhem, Suzu gets kidnapped and Gloria proves for the first time (of many to come) that the film should have more accurately been titled "Miss Antibalas". No matter the size of the shootout - and there are many - there are no bullets for Miss Bullet (Bala being Spanish for bullet).
Of course that's not a spoiler because even in the trailer, it's quite obvious that this remake of director Geraldo Naranjo's 2011 Mexican movie sets out to become yet another action franchise. As a PG-13 film, it softens the edges from the original and seems to target younger viewers, possibly an attempt to empower teenage girls. It's a worthy mission despite the disappointing execution of the first feature film screenplay from Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer.
Gloria's attempts to rescue Suzu find her caught in a tug-of-war between Mexican crime lord Lino (Ismael Cruz Cordova, "Ray Donovan") and the DEA task force led by Matt Lauria playing an incompetent agent. Given today's political climate, bad guy Lino is presented as half-American and half-Mexican to quell any cries of racial stereotyping. Also appearing are Aislinn Derbez (daughter of Mexican movie star Eugenio Derbez) as Isabel, another woman caught up in Lino's web; and Anthony Mackie in an all-too brief two scenes that seem to play into the previously mentioned franchise hopes.
Corruption, drug smuggling and human trafficking are rampant throughout. I have no personal knowledge of whether Tijuana is the lawless frontier presented here, but the focus is really on one woman's ability to find her backbone - her inner strength - in a never-ending stream of dangerous situations. Despite the material, Ms. Rodriguez manages to hold her own and flash star quality. She is likeable and tough. On the other hand, Ms. Hardwicke's choices beg for second-guessing - from the cheesy shootouts to the lame and too-obvious musical choices (especially at the film's conclusion). She has certainly proven herself capable of better as a filmmaker, and will undoubtedly do so again.
Ms. Rodriguez plays Gloria, a southern California resident whose particular set up of skills are utilized in her work as a makeup artist. Gloria drives across the border to Tijuana in support of her friend Suzu (Cristina Rodlo) who is competing in the Miss Baja pageant. Their fun evening at the nightclub goes horribly wrong as evil-doers storm the club attempting to assassinate the director of the pageant. During the mayhem, Suzu gets kidnapped and Gloria proves for the first time (of many to come) that the film should have more accurately been titled "Miss Antibalas". No matter the size of the shootout - and there are many - there are no bullets for Miss Bullet (Bala being Spanish for bullet).
Of course that's not a spoiler because even in the trailer, it's quite obvious that this remake of director Geraldo Naranjo's 2011 Mexican movie sets out to become yet another action franchise. As a PG-13 film, it softens the edges from the original and seems to target younger viewers, possibly an attempt to empower teenage girls. It's a worthy mission despite the disappointing execution of the first feature film screenplay from Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer.
Gloria's attempts to rescue Suzu find her caught in a tug-of-war between Mexican crime lord Lino (Ismael Cruz Cordova, "Ray Donovan") and the DEA task force led by Matt Lauria playing an incompetent agent. Given today's political climate, bad guy Lino is presented as half-American and half-Mexican to quell any cries of racial stereotyping. Also appearing are Aislinn Derbez (daughter of Mexican movie star Eugenio Derbez) as Isabel, another woman caught up in Lino's web; and Anthony Mackie in an all-too brief two scenes that seem to play into the previously mentioned franchise hopes.
Corruption, drug smuggling and human trafficking are rampant throughout. I have no personal knowledge of whether Tijuana is the lawless frontier presented here, but the focus is really on one woman's ability to find her backbone - her inner strength - in a never-ending stream of dangerous situations. Despite the material, Ms. Rodriguez manages to hold her own and flash star quality. She is likeable and tough. On the other hand, Ms. Hardwicke's choices beg for second-guessing - from the cheesy shootouts to the lame and too-obvious musical choices (especially at the film's conclusion). She has certainly proven herself capable of better as a filmmaker, and will undoubtedly do so again.
Suffers from expectations
drjgardner2 February 2019
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.
Can a remake ever beat the original?
patrick_mohr2 February 2019
Thumbs up
seanroger-8296317 January 2021
Missed the Mark, Miss Bala
gpxdlr7 November 2019
Gina has a lot of experience and she said in the DVD extra, "I worked hard and put all my heart into this film." Gina, "You need to work harder on the acting." Did you see the entire finished product? The worst scene was the confrontation at the "bull ring." Direction for that shootout was poor. Everybody missed their targets. The Tijuana Policia was really shown as a bunch of bunglers. The guy who played the CIA agent, well, I would kick him off the agency.
Once again... DON'T LISTEN TO THE NAYSAYERS
anuity1 February 2019
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!!
I dont mind having part 2
jladimayuga12 August 2019
Warning: Spoilers
There's nothing much to do with the plot but Gina Rodriguez managed to keep my interest. She's the sweet yet hot heroine. I woulnd mind having Miss Bala part 2 now that she's CIA. Just a better plot this time and a probably a partner. :)
Miss Bala remake misfires
exeter8612 February 2019
Descent Little Movie
stevendbeard2 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I saw "Miss Bala", starring Gina Rodriguez-Jane the Virgin_tv, Deepwater Horizon; Ismael Cruz Cordova-Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, In the Blood; Matt Lauria-Parenthood_tv, Friday Night Lights_tv and Anthony Mackie-The Falcon in the Avengers movies, Abraham Lincoln:Vampire Hunter.
This is based on a Spanish_language film with the same name. For those not up on their Spanish, Bala means bullet in Spanish, so the title means Miss Bullet. Gina plays an Hispanic/American that goes to Mexico to visit a close friend-they grew up together. While there, she and her friend go to a night club and inadvertently get involved in a gang shoot out. Ismael is the gang leader doing the majority of the shooting out. Gina escapes the night club unharmed but her friend goes missing. One thing leads to another and Ismael takes Gina hostage and uses her to do things for him-like blowing up buildings-by telling her that he will help her find her missing friend, if she cooperates. Matt plays a DEA agent that tries to get Gina to work for him-she is a popular girl down south of the border-in taking down Ismael. Anthony plays a link in the drug trafficking that Ismael has going on. All in all, it's a descent little movie.
It's rated "PG-13" for gun violence, drug content, sexual content and language and has a running time of 1 hour & 44 minutes.
I enjoyed it and would probably buy it on DVD.
Predictable from go
michaelkfuller-727502 February 2019
Complete tacky nonsense
muamba_eats_toast10 March 2019
The storyline jumps inexplicably throughout. There's plotholes left,right and centre. Some parts just make no sense. The whole thing is borderline ridiculous. Has the feeling of a tacky TV movie only tackier and written by an over hyper violent hungry 12 year old gamer. Ok to pass the time but overall complete tosh
Worth Seeing
itsjustintime-350-7677462 February 2019
Was hard to take the studio gangstas seriously
thebricks25 February 2019
Nothing about the movie felt realistic. Everything was too slick, like the Mexican drug dealers were modeled on rich LA trust fund club kids and not actual Mexican drug dealers. All these guys were just too perfect all the time, like they were dressed by Hollywood. No one had any personality. It's basically a chick flick action flick for Hispanic girls. You have to make the guys look desirable to make it work. So that's what they were going for in this movie, drug dealers that look like models.
The end was so ludicrous, a shoe-in to set up future sequels. Not going to happen. Best of luck with that.
The idiot plot was also so strong in this film. If the drug dealers just told her to get her friend and leave, it would probably have saved everyone a whole lot of trouble. In fact, a quick text, "meet me outside now, we have to go" and that would have been the movie right there.
Just terrible.
The end was so ludicrous, a shoe-in to set up future sequels. Not going to happen. Best of luck with that.
The idiot plot was also so strong in this film. If the drug dealers just told her to get her friend and leave, it would probably have saved everyone a whole lot of trouble. In fact, a quick text, "meet me outside now, we have to go" and that would have been the movie right there.
Just terrible.
I'm in love
josantoddi4 October 2020
Meh
matthew-7238519 July 2019
It requires a little more intelligence behind the scenes. The female lead is a little scatty which perpetuates the idea of weakness. The plot is stupid. The transitions are boring. The action is predictable and too standard.
Another film that outlines the corruption in Mexico. I'm sure it is actually a lovely city.
Another film that outlines the corruption in Mexico. I'm sure it is actually a lovely city.
Gina Rodriguez Amazing
view_and_review3 February 2019
Miss Bala was Red Sparrow-esque (to use a recent movie as a comparison). It wasn't nearly as sexual as Red Sparrow but it was starring a woman that witnessed something she shouldn't have, based in a foreign country in which she had to do whatever she could to survive.
Gloria Fuentes (Gina Rodriguez) is a Hollywood makeup artist that goes to Tijuana, Mexico to help her friend prep for the Miss Baja, California pageant. While she and her friend are at a party the place is shot up by the Los Estrella gang. Trusting the wrong people Gloria found herself a captive of that gang and forced to do criminal acts she wanted no part in.
At the heart of this movie is a survivalist story--which I like. With survivalist stories necessity is the mother of invention and every action done by the one looking to survive can be crucial; no matter how trivial the action is. It's not always about a grand scheme, it's about surviving the next moment.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't like the Latino flavor. It's cool to see movies set in various countries with the cast being of different nationalities and ethnicities. This movie was intelligently done with some seriously tense scenes all with a PG-13 rating. There was never a feel that they tried to soften the movie at all. It had all the grit and intensity of an R rated movie minus the language and nudity.
Only my second time seeing Gina Rodriguez and she was amazing.
Gloria Fuentes (Gina Rodriguez) is a Hollywood makeup artist that goes to Tijuana, Mexico to help her friend prep for the Miss Baja, California pageant. While she and her friend are at a party the place is shot up by the Los Estrella gang. Trusting the wrong people Gloria found herself a captive of that gang and forced to do criminal acts she wanted no part in.
At the heart of this movie is a survivalist story--which I like. With survivalist stories necessity is the mother of invention and every action done by the one looking to survive can be crucial; no matter how trivial the action is. It's not always about a grand scheme, it's about surviving the next moment.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't like the Latino flavor. It's cool to see movies set in various countries with the cast being of different nationalities and ethnicities. This movie was intelligently done with some seriously tense scenes all with a PG-13 rating. There was never a feel that they tried to soften the movie at all. It had all the grit and intensity of an R rated movie minus the language and nudity.
Only my second time seeing Gina Rodriguez and she was amazing.
Good
plet-540465 February 2019
The Vidiot Reviews...
capone66617 April 2019
Miss Bala
Thanks to all of the vacant space in their heads, beauty pageant contestants make for the best border mules.
Regrettably, the cartel in this action movie made the mistake of selecting a make-up artist instead.
While visiting her pageant contestant friend down south, Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) witnesses a gang shooting. But when she goes to the authorities, they take her straight to the gang responsible. Now she must run guns and money across the US border or else they will kill her friend. Meanwhile, the DEA (Anthony Mackie) is also using Gloria to gather Intel on the gang.
Featuring some of the worst dialogue ever uttered, not to mention the most banal action even scenes recorded, this needlessly convoluted adaptation of the Mexican original is all over the place and nowhere all at once.
Besides, the best way to smuggle across the US border is to label shipments: Border Wall Material. Red Light
Thanks to all of the vacant space in their heads, beauty pageant contestants make for the best border mules.
Regrettably, the cartel in this action movie made the mistake of selecting a make-up artist instead.
While visiting her pageant contestant friend down south, Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) witnesses a gang shooting. But when she goes to the authorities, they take her straight to the gang responsible. Now she must run guns and money across the US border or else they will kill her friend. Meanwhile, the DEA (Anthony Mackie) is also using Gloria to gather Intel on the gang.
Featuring some of the worst dialogue ever uttered, not to mention the most banal action even scenes recorded, this needlessly convoluted adaptation of the Mexican original is all over the place and nowhere all at once.
Besides, the best way to smuggle across the US border is to label shipments: Border Wall Material. Red Light
A worthwhile watch
zubietastephanie3 February 2019
Pleasantly surprised. Overall great movie!!!
kablam112824 April 2019
Gr8 movie. Had seen ads for it and just overlooked it but it was surprisingly GREAT. Great flow with the plot n the movie in general. Some movies be slow and you loose interest during film but this one was produced/directed great 👍🏽
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