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4.0 out of 5 stars believe it or not, its real, Feb 11 2004

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pablo rojas (washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Our Lady of the Assassins (La Virgen de los Sicarios) (Widescreen) (DVD)

i have read so many reviews of this movie saying "it's too fake, the violence is unconvincing."

i am a colombian who has experienced gang violence and crime. what people do not understand is that colombia is not compton, where the police come and record a crime. here are some facts

less than 3% of crimes in colombia are successfully prosecuted, a rate lower than that of the old west, a time and place taht was supposedly lawless

the murder rate in medellin (the city where the movie is set, where my family lives), including rich neighborhoods and slums is 465 per 100,000, compton, california (the birthplace of gang violence in the US and home of gangsta rap) was only 80.2 per 100,000 in 1987 (when things were supposedly much worse)

as far as the filmmaking itself, i cannot say it si a well made movie, my interest is solely in teh subject matter

the homosexuality adds a confusing dimension to the film that is not necessary when portraying violent crime in the most dangerous place in the western hemisphere

RENT, DO NOT BUY

and yes, the violence is real, contrary to what you may think living in the suburbs, medellin is the most murderous city in the world, 6 times as murderous as compton, california

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2.0 out of 5 stars When all the critics love it, beware!, Jun 6 2003

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This film is a big disappointment, in spite of a gifted director and an important and compelling subject. It is virtually plotless, clumsily put together and I'm sorry to say just plain tedious-something it should never have been. The acting is nothing to write home about, mainly because the script is so feeble. The characters are poorly drawn and basically unlikeable.I could hardly believe this was the same film the critics had been praising so effusively. I found it hard to sit through, in fact, I nearly walked out, but instead hung on till the better end hoping for a glimpse of the masterpiece the critics had discerned.At the end, I remained distinctly underwhelmed.

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2.0 out of 5 stars When all the critics love it, beware!, Jun 6 2003

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Jennykching (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Our Lady of the Assassins (La Virgen de los Sicarios) (Widescreen) (DVD)

This film is a big disappointment, in spite of a gifted director and an important and compelling subject. It is virtually plotless, clumsily put together and I'm sorry to say just plain tedious-something it should never have been. The acting is nothing to write home about, mainly because the script is so feeble. The characters are poorly drawn and basically unlikeable.I could hardly believe this was the same film the critics had been praising so effusively. I found it hard to sit through, in fact, I nearly walked out, but instead hung on till the better end hoping for a glimpse of the masterpiece the critics had discerned.At the end, I remained distinctly underwhelmed.

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