Loving Pablo

'Loving Pablo' wants to address too much and fails to hit any of the aspects about Pablo Escobar's life. [Full Review in Spanish]

A thriller without a twist, the love affair that may, or may not, have brought a big man down.

This mafia story without urbanity, is tinged with an overwhelming predictability, guided by an insistent and explanatory voice over, built on characters that are consumed in the same archetypes that inspire them. [Full Review in Spanish]

A film that is correct and interesting, but still doesn't manage to escape the trappings of biopics. [Full Review in Spanish]

For those who only know that Escobar was a narcoterrorist, the film will surely surprise you, scene after scene. [Full review in Spanish]

The film follows the same narrative most biopics centered around Pablo Escobar do in exploring the fable or greek tragedy rather than the historic. [Full Review in Spanish]

That being said, Loving Pablo features solid performances by all the main actors = Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Peter Sarsgaard. The end result is the not the sum of these parts unfortunately.

The film is oddly reluctant, given that this is being told from Vallejo's point of view, to spend the time needed to explore the relationship between the two... The filmmakers are more interested in Escobar than Vallejo.

Cruz and Bardem may bring mountainous talent and automatic torrid chemistry as a real-life couple, but that heat does not materialize strong enough.

A lavishly entertaining, deeply amoral drug-life biopic that's never believable for a second.