The first hour of the movie was adequate entertainment, but then the chain snapped somewhere and the movie just went astray, and I was finding my attention starting to slip away.
There were some interesting aspects to the story, for sure. The obvious one being a walled-in rich area in an otherwise rundown city, and the fact that there was a massive social difference between those within and outside the wall of La Zona (The Zone). And the aspect of difference between laws between the two was also interesting, as outside The Zone ordinary police were the law, and inside The Zone local guards were the law.
Storywise "La Zona" started out quite okay, but it never really took hold and never really turned into something overly impressive. And as mentioned above, then it totally lost its bearing after about an hour.
The acting was adequate, but nothing extraordinary though. At least I didn't take notice of anyone in particular.
"La Zona" is a mediocre entertaining movie. But not being overly familiar with Mexican cinema, I can't say whether or not this movie is an overall representation of mediocrity there.
There were some interesting aspects to the story, for sure. The obvious one being a walled-in rich area in an otherwise rundown city, and the fact that there was a massive social difference between those within and outside the wall of La Zona (The Zone). And the aspect of difference between laws between the two was also interesting, as outside The Zone ordinary police were the law, and inside The Zone local guards were the law.
Storywise "La Zona" started out quite okay, but it never really took hold and never really turned into something overly impressive. And as mentioned above, then it totally lost its bearing after about an hour.
The acting was adequate, but nothing extraordinary though. At least I didn't take notice of anyone in particular.
"La Zona" is a mediocre entertaining movie. But not being overly familiar with Mexican cinema, I can't say whether or not this movie is an overall representation of mediocrity there.