puppy in a wolf pack

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2015)

This one is not easy to digest and not easy to shake off. So be prepared. Some of the ideas behind the movie are the same as in traffic. When idealism must face a very gruesome version of reality and realize that the only solution to this is escaping before it sucks you in. The action scenes are cold, brutal and leave no room for glorification or judgment. The killings just happen. No regrets and no emotions just daily business. What you see are people who already set in their path(except for Emily Blunt's character) and who are just executing what has been decided or happened a long time ago. Emily Blunt's character is a indicator of what will happen to a normal person if sucked into this world. She is dragged through the events of this movie without really knowing what happens to her until its too late. This is what i like to call a reality horror movie. It shows us that you don't need a imaginary biblical underworld for having an idea what it is like in hell.
The only disappointing part of this movie were Benicio Del Torro's character. Not the actor himself but the character. Del Torro's character is too far gone to be interesting (in contrast to his character in traffic). There are no pivotal moments no emotions left in his character. He is just executing his revenge plan. Even at the final dinner scene, he did not show any sign of emotions. Relief or anything remotely human. This world and the characters in it drag you so far down that even the last dinner scene, where Del Torro's character kills the cartel leader's family, won't shock you anymore. I watched the scene several times, but given the world which was presented in the movie, it was not shocking anymore. Movies like these don't need a climax (dinner scene) just a fitting end.
This might sound strange, but i can't really recommend watching this movie. The acting is solid, the scenes, the plot, the visuals are all excellent, but this movie makes you feel scared in a very uncomfortable way. A feel-bad movie so to say.