Presenting like a made for TV movie, this film had some memorable moments as a suspense thriller. However, it does a lousy job of telling the stories of the murdered women in Juarez. As pure entertainment, the story was good. Its always fun to see and hear Juanes and at least the performances were convincing enough to allow me to care about the characters and the plot. However, the oftentimes formulaic and stereotyped presentation of the characters pulled this film down and insulted my intelligence. The tryst between Jennifer Lopez' character and the factory owner was completely gratuitous. It is a shame that the made for TV production quality cheapened the story. There were times when I expected the most interesting man in the world to pop out from the shadows saying "I don't often drink beer but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis." Its worth a dollar as a grocery store DVD but not much more.
Review of Bordertown
