Miss Bala

Typical action flick The " twist" a female lead

Gina Rodriguez is likable in the beginning of the film but when it becomes less about the kidnapping and more about her being an action hero it loses me and quickly. The first act was great. The second and third very sloppy creating a mismash of different action set pieces that didn't even follow a coherent plotline. Very misguided on how it wanted to be taken. A world where everyone is corrupt and no one is who they seem? That's not a story.That's shock value and a good movie that does not make

Just a generic thriller on all fronts. It does the bare minimum to be passable. I suppose there's always something better to watch but this is breezy with enough twists to remain relatively interesting. Gina Rodriguez was pretty good. She survives this but the movie really sets her up as more than she is by the end. I wish I had seen the original since it seemed to have more oomph and importance to it.