1. angelopez93

   10

   I was no t really excited about this movie, but I found it really realistic, It can be sad but the reality is not so different at all. The drug dealing in Mexico is anywhere and he film so true that it because I love it. The script is absolutely dynamic.Good performances, Absolutely recommended… Expand

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2. JayDiaz

   10

   'Miss Bala' is non a commercial movie, neither is a film about drugs cartels and corruption in the Mexican government. This is film about feelings of thousands of normal people in Mexico. Recently in this country, a lot of filmmakers and producers have decided to do projects about “the Mexican drug warâ€�, but, far from criticizing, they have praised this problem: showing guns, blood and victims to obtain money at the expense off suffering. Naranjo didn't want to show murders and victims, but the story of a simple girl that don’t have voice (as thousands). His film is one kind of experiment that showing how normal people have seen this problem. That is why the most of scenes were filmed in one different way, from other point of view, and that is why this beautiful actress always looks have in shock, with pent-up emotions (as the Mexican people). How can a director make a movie about "the Mexican drug war" without showing any drugs? How can make a non commercial film of a problem so commercial? How can show the feelings of the normal people (removing the voice of the real culprits, returning it to the real victims)? Naranjo did it! To understand 'Miss Bala' (what this film represents), you must to live in Mexico.… Expand

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3. figman5000

   2

   This is a movie about a woman who gets wrapped up in a violent, oppressive drug gang and, in the words of another reviewer, "doesn't fight back . . . not even a little." The plot is indeed full of holes, as has been much noted (note a border crossing scene that defies logic), but the bigger problem is that there is not a single moment where our would-be heroine displays any sort of will, creativity, or strength of character--in short, anything that would make her tale worth watching or imbue it with the slightest bit of suspense. Instead, it is an ultimately monotonous tale of a prolonged, merciless assault on an ill-defined character who never has a chance and apparently wouldn't take it she had it. It's painful for her and painful for the audience, who is left with no suspense beyond seeing what awful fate will befall this hapless victim next--like watching a gritty, modern-day Perils of Pauline, but with no one to pull the would-be heroine off the railroad tracks. Realistic, perhaps; interesting, no. For contrast, see Maria Full of Grace, a movie with a similar concept--it's every bit as raw as Miss Bala but actually delivers some human drama. The real casualty here might be Stephanie Sigman, who plays the embattled victim. In the first scenes, her portrayal of a terrified, desperate woman is palpable and stirring. Sadly, she is forced by the script and the director to maintain that mode for the next 90 minutes. It felt like 180.… Expand

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