I do like, however, how Nick wasn't really able to get close to Escobar after the betrayal was revealed. The film does get a little dramatic at the end, once it's revealed that Nick was supposed to be murdered after a mission he was sent on. Josh Hutcherson does a good job here, but it's obvious that he's not at Benicio's level. So, yea, if there's any reason to watch this film, it's all because of Benicio Del Toro. And I think that's where his strengths lie as an actor. He has that kind of power over the camera, where your eyes are drawn to him no matter what he does. When Benicio speaks, he has your attention, even if he's speaking softly. Not saying that Leo can't do subtle and understated, it's just an example. He's more subtle and understated that your typically great actor, like a Leonardo Di Caprio. He has that presence, a quiet intensity that is, really, only rivaled by Michael Shannon. This is a guy who doesn't have to scream or raise his voice in order for you to be scared of him. I believe that Benicio, while being a hugely respected actor, is also fairly underrated in my opinion.
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Thankfully, though, the film moves at a fairly brisk pace, so while I may not have thought the romance subplot was that important, at the very least it didn't drag the movie down. I don't know, at least it's something that would've made the film a little more tonally consistent.
It gives Nick motivation to get out of Colombia, but his brother, his sister-in-law and his nephew were also with him in Colombia, so that should've been enough. And it's not even that I thought Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac lacked chemistry, far from it, it's just that their romance never really feels like it's that important a part of the story. It might not be believable, but at least it's something. Maybe Escobar doesn't kill the gang who had their dog attack nick, maybe Escobar pays them off to leave the kid alone and that's how they meet. I know this is how Nick ends up getting involved with Escobar, but I'm sure they could've found another way to have Nick meet him. I honestly think that the movie would've been better without the romance aspects. There's even a point where Maria just sort of disappears from the film. So the film has some tonal issues for sure. It's not like they did a great job at this, because it also wants to be a romance story about Maria and Nick's love for each other, while also trying to manage the fact that Maria's uncle is a drug kingpin responsible for who knows how many deaths. With that said, however, I still did like how they mixed Nick in with Escobar's niece and how he starts to become closer and closer to Escobar. And it's out of date too, since the film takes place from the late 80s to the early 90s and the Minister of Justice was assassinated in 1984. They do include Escobar ordering the assassination of the Minister of Justice, who was going after him and his cartel, as sort of Nick's breaking point when he knows he has to get out of Colombia.
I quite enjoyed this movie even though it has no basis in actual fact and it doesn't use as much of Escobar's 'exploits' if you will in telling its story.
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