xeneize007

Nothing else but an incredible movie, showing all sides of the drug business, from dealers to junkies, passing through law enforcers and else. The acting is at it's best, even for the lame Zeta-Jones, and Benicio Del Toro has his Oscar well deserved. The story, both the individual and the whole one are perfect, without flaws. The filming with it's different enviromental lighting it's a delight for the eyes. It makes you think wether they're right when they say that the drug business war can't be won. It's a shocking movie, specially for those (me too) who actually don't know anything about drug dealing. It opened my eyes. In this movie nobody leaves clean, and your mind won't either.

I'm not a police dramas fan, but if half of them are as good as this one, i'll have to watch more of them. The strong point of the movie is the acting, with a remarkable Hawke, who i say he should have won the Oscar, and the very best in the past year, Washington, who gives an amazing performance as Alonzo, who you may like or hate, neverthless always seems to be competely right of what he's doing,it's up to the viewer to decide in which side of the law he is. But, the story isn't good enough to match the acting... anyway i loved it from the beggining to the end. Hate/Like Alonzo, Love Washington

It was the opportunity for Americans to feel what, mainly because of your government's fight against Marxism, millions of people around the world suffered, and are still suffering, including my country, where the coup and the following military regime took the lives of 30000 souls and lead us to a war that was impossible to win and turned us into a scum in international relations, and are also to blame for the catastrophic situation we're on. But let's get to business. At the beggining I thought it was an original idea, that could have been based on the European resistance during WWII. But the hunger for freedom/revenge stepped a side for the Matrix generation who were expecting a John Woo's film, with large backwards jumping and wall walking. A shame. It had a cast that not being the cream of TV it wasn't that bad, specially McCallany and Chorvat. But again what could have become one of the best action shows (but a well done one), became a mere fashion product with expensive sport cars and 4x4, leather and black clothing, an annoying and strident electronic music, a lot of hand to hand fighting and many, many explotions. Not to mention it usually had a stupid plot. Basically it's an example of how to waste a great idea and an adequate cast and turn it into just another product for the 90's Generation.I can't stop imagining what a good show it could have been, or at least in the many good ways the budget could have been used.