Plenty of intensity, but less nuance

Rating: 7/10 (27 December 2017)

Intensity? Check. Performances? Check. Nuance? Not so much. Granted, 2/3 ain't bad. This drug war movie was highly watchable. If "traffic" told, this film showed. And it captures the pointless anarchy of it all beautifully and suspensefully. But the characters felt like cardboard cutouts, and the morality a tad too cliche. Worth watching, but not re-watching.