Tense thriller

Rating: 8/10 (13 October 2015)

I appreciate the message of this movie and think the Director has done a pretty good job. It shows the real ugly side of the narcotics industry controlled by powerful cartels.
The real tragedy of this business is both the end users (self-inflicted), and the mules who are treated as the lowest form of life and are expendable. And at times, if they step out of line in any way, they sometimes get killed and have their bodies displayed to frighten off any other people who might try to cross the cartels.
It's a war for sure. I wish the people who use drugs either for recreational use or through addiction could see for themselves the misery at the source and distribution level. I have a certain amount of sympathy for the cheap mules that are used to get the drugs across the border - they are trying to support their families under very difficult circumstances with poor work prospects. It is a dog eat dog world for those people - that's partly the reason so many of them want to cross the border illegally in the hope of a better life.
I wish there were easy answers to this problem from every angle. To be honest, I believe it needs to start with the users - since when have narcotics improved somebody's life? It is somewhat ingrained in American culture, that there is a pill to cure anything we don't like about our lives. People need to come to terms with the fact that most of our problems need to be addressed and acknowledged by ourselves in the first instance.
Anyway, I digress. The movie is a good tense thriller and fairly realistic. The acting is good. The Director is obviously a fan of movies like Traffic, The Hurt Locker and American Sniper. Read the synopsis of this movie to see whether it's something you would enjoy. I liked it and would recommend it if the theme appeals to you!