Miss Bala - BLU-RAY [Standard]

MISS BALA stars Gina Rodriquez and one of her besties-girlfriends. The movie starts by setting up the ensuing plot. Then, the film progresses nicely step-by-step to complications, challenges, drama, counterpoints, and then,... a few more complexities. Then, about half-way through the film, Miss BALA (Gina Rodriguez) enters a south-of-the-border Beauty Pageant Contest in order to get into the "Inside-Circles" of where her friend might be kept hostage. Contrary to the title, this is NOT a redux-copy of the highly successful Anglocized Sandra Bullock's dramatic romantic comedy, "Miss Congeniality!" -- (1,2,&3!) The Beauty Contest here is NOT the point of this film! Hence, there are only a few scenes of it! All the storyline plot Prior to the Beauty Pageant Contest and After the Pageant is succinctly and adequately written and acted without belaboring the viewer with excessive boring scenes.... eventually coming to the denouement. This film has some drama and action, but nothing that is "gripping-your-knuckles-white!" The point of this film is near the last 1/4 of the movie, with the line about "the bullet," ("la bala!"). The whole film's cinematography is excellent with some great shots of the outdoors. The countryside, the inner-city scenery and indoors of houses, and various "room" shots are done tastefully, too. The whole film is not too darkly lit, and 99% of the film is bright enough for depicting the proper atmosphere of the various scenes. The cameras are used very aesthetically whether the scenes are of the countryside, houses, indoor rooms, people's faces and bodies, or close-ups of the all the central characters. Gina Rodriguez is so hot! As a result of ALL the expert "pleasing-camera" work and the well-written story, the movie moves along at just the right pace and is never boring in spite of the common hackneyed themes of sexual favors granted to those in power and those individuals taken hostage using fear and intimidation. Nothing in this film appears "seedy," nor is it "whitewashing" emotionally difficult scenes. On the contrary, the movie is just a pleasant viewing (diversionary) experience (amid an mild incursion into the underbelly-politic of those in power). From my point of view, the film is definitely contrived and "designed!" -- It is designed to showcase the beautiful and talented eye-candy, "newcomer-to-acting" Gina Rodriguez! I hope she continues to work and makes better and better acting performances!

This is a fast paced action film with some emotion core, not the strongest story but it is held together with the amazing gina rodriguez's performance, so excited to see what she does next. do check out the original Mexican 2011 version for a better ending.

This is a pretty good movie that builds to a revenge end that will keep you on the edge. It is made with fairly new Actors and Director from a Mexican based story/movie. I do believe that we will be seeing these people names in future movies.

Did not see this in the theater. Wish I did. At least seen on big screen at home. This is a good movie. If you missed on the big big screen. Its a must on a decent sized one at home. must buy. Action is good. Dialogue is done well also.

The movie has a feel like "Sicario" done a little softer. Yeah we've seen some action like this before, this movie has a little twist on how things move along and after the first 5-10 minutes I was hooked, the characters were interesting, the acting was above par for this type of movie.