Sadly Over-hyped

Brilliant and touching

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

I thought this show was good but not as brilliant as some people here seem to think. Definitely worth watching, a story that kept my interest with actors I like doing a good job with their characters. But I never felt very engaged or on the edge of my seat or anything, and the drama wasn't as impressive as I expected it to be... maybe my expectations were just too high based on word of mouth.

50 mins into the first episode: the agent is talking about the cartel and the Mafia and he casually throws in Muslims in there too out of the blue.« Mexicans, Mafia, Muslims. We all want to believe that these people are more than they are. And they're not. If they weren't... dealing drugs, extorting businesses, flying planes into buildings, they'd be cleaning toilets. They're not criminal geniuses. They're pathological liars on the path of least of resistance. ... »I mean this is just sad. If you want to promote hatred at least be smart about it.

This show is great for those who like a well-developed plot with lots of twists. There is a nice mixture of what you would expect and things you just don't see coming. There is some religious profanity that I hope will be excluded moving forward. I refuse to give any spoilers but, lets just say, it gets crazy.

There were so many implausible situations and actions in the first episode, I had to cover my eyes -- not because of the violence, but rather out of embarrassment . Without giving away specific moments in the first episode, consider this: Mexican nationals and all Latin American nationals that are in the drug trade do not commit narco traffic crimes in the U.S. because the U.S. has a death penalty law for narco traffickers; Latin America does not. That's why Escobar, as part of an agreement to surrender to Colombian authorities, had to be guaranteed he would not be extradicted to the U.S. Second, if you're a ruthless murderer and experienced drug trafficker, would you believe one individual could earn you $500,000,000 a year in laundered money at the risk of being turned in as a narco trafficker to face the death penalty? I don't think so. Would you commit capital crimes in broad daylight in a large U.S. city? I don't think so. If you worked with a murderous drug dealer, would you try to skim money from his operation if you're already earning enough? I don't think so. Is the set up for this TV series plausible? I don't think so.