This film for half of its runtime looks gorgeous and amazing, the other half is the mexican piss filter from breaking bad but 10× times worse.
The characters could've had more development but the multiple stories actually hooked me.
They are really fun to follow, this film is not an acting powerhouse but everyone gives a good performance.
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No one gets away clean
Rating
3.5 (2)
Release Date
12/27/2000Runtime
147 minsOverview
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$48,000,000Revenue
$207,500,000Homepage
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A sprawling, unflinching portrait of the drug war's collateral damage across three countries, following how addiction and corruption corrode institutions and families from the inside. Driven by interconnected storylines rather than heroes, it's a system-indicting film that moves between urgency and moral quicksand.
Mood
BleakTenseAngry
Themes
AddictionFamilyCorruptionPowerWar
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Structure
Ensemble
Heads up
Addiction
Michael Douglas
Robert Wakefield
Benicio del Toro
Javier Rodriguez
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Helena Ayala
Erika Christensen
Caroline Wakefield
Don Cheadle
Montel Gordon
Jacob Vargas
Manolo Sanchez
Miguel Ferrer
Eduardo Ruiz
Luis Guzmán
Ray Castro
Topher Grace
Seth Abrahms
Tomas Milian
Gen. Arturo Salazar
Clifton Collins Jr.
Francisco Flores
Amy Irving
Barbara Wakefield
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