Allen Lynx

Simply awful. A French director pretends to understand the struggles of Mexico with the Narco. Not well-researched at all and offering delusional narratives that "solve" the issue. Another thing is the cast. I've watched interviews saying that they looked everywhere in Latin America (including Mexico) and Spain to find the best talents. That's clearly not the case. Trying to say that the talent was simply found in actors/actresses who were not from Mexico is offensive when the acting of the movie is horrible. There are Mexican actors/actresses who could have fulfilled a more loyal and appropriate role, especially with the accents, which are clearly not Mexican. As a native Spanish (Mexican) speaker, hearing Selena's accent took away any seriousness that the scenes had. She's not a native Spanish speaker and didn't give honor as an actress to try to seem like it. I understand that she has all the right to call herself Mexican because our national identity is fluid and goes beyond geographic borders, but she could have at least attempted to perform a decent job in the role she was being paid millions to perform. Then we have a Spanish accent for a narco, which seems out of place, but I forgive this more since I could actually understand what the actress was saying without needing to rely on subtitles. This movie is a great piece of garbage that stereotypes Mexicans and the issues in the country without properly investigating what goes on in the country, the way we speak, or the way we cope with the violence in our country (especially for those who actually suffer from Narcoviolence). Knowing the talent of Mexican directors and well-created and respectful film projects that actually depict social issues in Mexico, I can't avoid feeling disappointed by how easily international awards decide to prize mediocrity that favors these detrimental stereotypes just because the director is famous. I feel insulted.