Not present tense for sure

Rating: 3/10 (31 March 2018)

I heard this movie is tense. I cannot comprehend this judgment. It's slow, and there is simply nothing happening to create the tension. Characters act like things are tense, and mumble psychopathic one-liners that seem to be supposed to shock the viewer and show how hardened they are, but it's just grotesque. The scenery keeps throwing unsubtle hints at you to claim there's imminent danger, but there's none. When it finally arrives, it's underwhelming. Makes one wonder how cartels weren't all just shot to death yet. I gave up after 40 minutes of nearly silent walking and driving around, pretentiously gazing into the void, with a couple minutes of establishing how blindly idealistic the main character is against all logic.
I'm guessing (so not a spoiler) it'll be her downfall, she'll be betrayed, and no matter if her character will develop (probably not!) she'll have no effect on the plot and the baddies will win. So edgy. Then the movie will pretend it's some insightful social commentary. No. It's cliché, banal and predictable, that's what it is. Given how sedating and kitschy it is so far, I don't even care to find out. Ask yourself, do you?