Underplayed Gems

Miss Bala (2019)

Miss Bala poster
Directed by
Catherine Hardwicke
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film, thriller film
Country
Mexico, United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 590 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman in Mexico trains to take down a drug cartel after her friend is kidnapped. She works with an undercover agent to infiltrate the cartel.

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What happens

Miss Bala (English: "Miss Bullet") is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, based on the 2011 Mexican film of the same name. The film stars Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and Anthony Mackie, and follows a woman who trains to take down a Mexican drug cartel after her friend is kidnapped. The film was released in the United States on February 1, 2019, by Columbia Pictures, in Dolby Cinema. The film was a box office failure, grossing $15.4 million worldwide against a $15 million production budget. While Rodriguez's performance received some praise, critics compared the film unfavorably to the original, saying it suffered from "bland action and predictable story beats". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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