Hell

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I enjoyed this movie, but I have yet to see a film show the depth of narco-violence in full honesty. Many related films (e.g. Infierno, Coyote, Sicario) touch on it, but they pull back always, and right when realism calls for naturalism (i.e. Today, a "simple" gun execution is considered a merciful fate; decapitations are a manner of death and do not occur after death). For instance, Infierno would have been a far different film had the Zetas been presented (although they are alluded to when Reyes gets help from the City of Reynosa). One has only to view how Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel compete with decapitation videos to understand that while Infierno has moments of suspense and horror, it does not create an overwhelming sense f dread. Well acted and photographed otherwise.

I stumbled upon this movie because of a Netflix recommendation. Probably a result of my liking on cartel, drug war, military, crime movies. Benny is sent back to Mexico after 20 years in the US. When he returns home, Mexico is in chaos, overrun by the cartels. His mother is still poor, same as he, and his brother got killed while working for the cartels. This would seem like your generic cartel plot, adding the "revenge" element to it, but it is not quite this. Benny wants to uncover the truth, but he ends up working for the cartel and taking his brother's girl and son as his family. He is reluctant, but then he starts enjoying his new life. Benny is not likeable. He is a good man, but he is too naive and innocent. As soon as he joins the cartel, he starts doing "everything wrong" by consuming drugs and making out with prostitutes. Enjoying his new life of glory without thinking about the consequences. The movie's plot is put into standby. After Benny joins Reyes' cartel, his pursuit for the truth about his brother's death is put aside by his greed and lust. Most of the movie is Benny hanging out. Only later we get back to the main thing. Climax is what you'd assume it is. Nothing new, nothing spetacular. I guess just skip this one.

As a Mexican who lives in México I have to say that it is very different to read the stories about crime, death, drugs, etc. in the newspapers than watching this film that put names and faces to the people involved in this kind of lifestyle. Some of the reviewers are very offended with the stereotypes in this movie, but it is undeniable that this movie portrays just one piece of reality about a part of our society. The offensive part should be that the rest of us live our lives normally without thinking about these things. It seems that many of us live in a different country, so far from this hell, and this movie is a great remainder of the problems we have as a country. I think that many of us are indifferent to these problems; we do not even imagine that this "war" affects all of us. I have read some reviews in which the way of telling the story is questioned and criticised. Many people think that the comedy is unnecessary, that it is a safe and easy way to say this kind of things, but I wonder if people are ready to pay to watch a film that does not involve comedy or any kind of humorous situation... sad but true, our TV and cinema culture is pathetic. Good for Luis Estrada, not everything is tequila, mariachi loco, spring break and telenovelas in México.

This synopsis of the drug wars in Mexico is a dark comedy which makes it watchable but also sad. La vida no vale nada (life has no value). Is the theme of the characters and by implication most of Northern Mexico. And the here and now because of this drug money fueled nightmare is el infierno (hell) (original title). Obviously the story is written for comical effect and the gangs made funny (they would assuredly not be in real life). It is a digestible way to sum up a lot of truths. Social commentary comedy? Very well filmed gives balance to the Telenovela versions of this conflict like El Hombre De Los Cielos etc... I recommend this movie highly for any audience. You will look at Mexico differently.

I assure you that this movie's legacy will still be talked about in decades to come. Certainly, the sole fact that this movie came to be speaks wonders of how great cinema can be made in Mexico, together with its box-office companion, "Hidalgo". There is a little something for everyone: emotional dilemmas, intellectual reflection, and scenes so well composed that they're worthy of being shown in film schools. For the general public, the tasteful black comedy, the strong symbolic images, as well as the numerous occasions it gives for yelling "burn!!" (or "pedradas", in Spanish) will be the most memorable. The ideas behind the making of this movie are definitely genius, but it still should be taken with a grain of salt. It is a very simplified view of the lower levels of the narco industry, as it only portrays the case of how a small rural town, with typical small-town values and small-town conservatism, is affected. The movie has been warmly received by the Mexican public, who after only seeing the consequences of this battle against narco forces, have no idea of what this narco business really is about, and crave any type of inside scoop they can get their hands on. This movie presents what feels like great insight in an easily digestible way.

I think that is an excellent movie, the acting and the direction are great, but the only part that I hate about the movie was the way that the director and the writer shows Mexico, with skinny cows and ugly dogs and a horrible town that almost there are anymore, thats not Mexico, we have cosmopolitan cities like Monterrey, Guadalajara, DF, and we know that we have a lot of problems with Narco and violence, but that is not a good image of Mexico in the world in the way that they make this dark humor comedy. I like the director is like the 2 part of "Herodes Law" that was excellent and it was with Damian Alcazar, one of my favorite actors, Elizabeth Cervantes I haven't see her before , is a surprise she is very good actress and very sexy about the rest of the cast there just great!!!!

This is a great movie, better than inception, better than machete, and better than the expendables, even better than avatar, is pure sex, drugs, and narco music, is funny as hell, the acting is great, the scenarios are great, the beautiful girl Elizabeth Cervantes is beautiful, you will fall in love with this movie, great director. This kind of satirical and humor reminds me Emir Kusturica's films, the cast of this film is full of actors that know what they are doing, all details in this movie are perfect and it has good cameos. This is a controversial movie, it has some blood, some guns, some * scenes, mixed in the perfect way.

El Infierno is probably one of the best Mexican movies i've watched in a long time, it has lots of shocking scenes but they seem to be less shocking because of the comedy context. Anyway, the film depicts a terrifying reality in Mexico, and furthermore the director did also made focus on the international aspects of the situation, so it's also a critic not only to the corruption in Mexico but the international corruption. On the other hand, actors are OK, they're not outstanding, but they did a great job to be a film from a country that doesn't have a strong film industry, the only bad thing in the movie is probably that the plot doesn't get to develop very well, so it gets kinda messy at the end. And i think it shows more a question rather than an answer to the problem.