A memorable "gangster movie"!

Elmira 2022-03-23 09:01:49

The first part is slower, and while it takes up a considerable part of the story to portray the characters of Ben and Chon and introduce the background and progress of the story, the effect is not ideal.
Ben, who has gone through so many large drug deals and went deep into Africa to engage in educational aid, seems too immature. He should be considered a relatively mature character at this stage. Maybe he has never killed anyone before, so he will be a little cowardly in the face of bloodshed, but many The details of the performance are hard to see, and it feels like a college graduate who has not yet experienced the world. Simple and naive, perhaps it is more appropriate to describe it as immature. And Chon, a veteran who has been a mercenary, experienced war, and has been in the world for many years, but I can't see a veteran who has experienced blood and blood. If it wasn't for O's introduction, I might think he was just a street drug dealer The little bastard who will fiddle with the knife in front of you, will say a few words about the boss I know to show his background, or excitedly take out a gun and directly threaten to show everyone that he is a tough guy, but tell the truth , which is hard to buy. Lado's appearance undoubtedly brought a small climax to the sluggish front section, which made people cheer up from a drowsy state. The aura of a brave, sophisticated, and gangster character is full of aura, and then the appearance of Dennis, who once starred in " When I saw John Travolta from "Cool in the End" and "Short Man", I was a little excited when I saw him, looking forward to another small climax, maybe because I was afraid of stealing the limelight of the protagonist, but I didn't see him at all in the film. To the sophistication of John Travolta in "Cool to the End", although in that film he was a thug who was involved in the underworld, the high-ranking drug detective in this film, who was wandering among the major forces of the underworld, also It's not an ordinary generation, how can he appear so embarrassed in the rivalry with these two tender boys. This really puzzles me, maybe it's not the judgment of John Travolta's performance, but the performance of these two young people is too immature. Then came the appearance of Elena, the big man behind the scenes. Robbery of black gold and O evoked Elena's motherhood, violence and warmth, which pushed the movie to a climax one by one, which made me have to reverie, if there is no previous story about those two young and immature 's portrayal, you might think this is a good gangster movie.
Anyway, for Lado, for Elena, and some other excellent performances from the supporting cast, I have to say, it's still a very good movie for everyone to enjoy.

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  • [first lines]

    O: [voice-over] Just because I'm telling you this story doesn't mean I'm alive at the end of it. This could all be pre-recorded and I could be talking to you from the bottom of the ocean. Yeah, it's that kind of a story. Because things just got so out of control.

  • Ben: That was Mexico, this is Laguna. The cops wear shorts and ride bicycles.