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Pablo Escobar the most powerful drug lords in human history.This movies gives you an insight to how he would have been viewed by his family, associates and of course the public of Columbia.You'll find that life is cheap, trust is thin and power is everything. It also leaves you with a questions.. Is the wealth, power and money worth the sacrifice of family, simplicity and freedom?Would recommend you make your own opinion of this movie, personally I found it enthralling and couldn't look away.. If this review helped, please leave a like or what have you. Cheers, Thomas Lyons

After watching a movie like 'Blow' (about George Jung) or Goodfellas (about Henry Hill) this movie seemed horribly irrelevant from Escobar's life. The movie, and plot, are both excellent but the main focus is not Escobar himself, and his story was not fully told but rather a story of this white dude who becomes friends with him and gets in trouble.I think this would have made a great movie if it didn't have the title of "Escobar" because it really isn't a movie about him. Escobar (character) appeared in many other great movies but wasn't the main focus, and that worked. This title, however, is unfair because now this movie will be the main one about Escobar while it shows nothing of him.Hats off to Benicio del Toro, another solid performance!

This thriller is a clever blend of a real person Escobar the drug lord and a dramatized semi fictional romance between a naïve Canadian who falls in love with the drug lord's niece in Colombia. You feel you are watching a true story because of the real drug lord.The action is terrifying and builds up realistically to a climax that has Breaking Bad intensity.Benicio is totally convincing in this role that is perfect for him. He doesn't over do it which is more effective. Josh Hutcherson is actually very good. It's nice to see him away from Hunger Games as a fresh faced innocent.A powerful yet believable fable.