Infierno

It lived up to the great reviews 100%. Excellent performances by the actors, and it left a few very memorable characters etched into my mind. In particular El Cochiloco, and the Mafioso Jefe's wife. I can still hear her rant away in such a ridiculous manner causing me to laugh time and time again. Basically the movie is a satire or black comedy about the corrupt state of Mexico's government. We all know this omnipresent rottenness makes ripe fruit for picking and enjoying a laugh about. What makes this movie so special is that in it's satire, it captures a lot of realism. Struggles over wealth, jealousy, vengeance, control, etc. These are things we can relate to, and thus we are sympathetic to how the protaganist feels at crucial points within the story. Well executed. In particular this movie would be very relevant to people living in the southern border states, as the movie takes place in Northern Mexico near the USA. Be sure to buy the English subtitled version unless your Spanish is 100% native speaker-level fluent. By the way, the actress playing the widowed sister-in-law is way hot. I love her!!!!

Netflix used to have this movie and when they removed it from their list I was distraught. Now owning it on DVD, I sleep well at night.

You can see a mexican movie like thay every ten years, I mean a quality movie. Sadly, and well documented, reveals the current situation in mexico. It shows all the main reasons Mexico is in that position with a cruel and some how sarcastic view. The only bad side of the movie is absence of english, at least some subtitles would not hurt. Lucky me, I speak spanish.

This film is not just about how El Benny ends up working with a narco gang in Mexico, but also about how the individual characters deal with family, loyalty, and the need to prosper within the drug culture. There really is no gratuitous violence for each character has a mission and killings are things that "sometimes you have to do." For me the best aspect of the film is the culture/setting where the camera does its work to bring forth the poor peoples' way of life, the furnishings in the rooms, and best of all, the dialogue. The plot moves briskly, has nothing which might be considered superfluous, and takes several unusual turns which will keep you glued to the screen. We bought this movie about 2 weeks ago and my family and I have watched it 4 times already. Good plot, interesting settings and scenery, interesting characters. This is one of those movies where in the end you wish hard that the director will do a sequel. I highly recommend it, with FIVE STARS.

My husband is obsessed with this movie He keep playing and playing over and over again, I already now the paragraphs to lol..if you like movie from Speaking Spanish and blood etc check it out.

One of the best movies I've seen this year.I used to live near the U.S./Mexican border in Arizona, and although this is a black comedy, it's very black and essentially accurate in depicting the conditions of the corrupt narco state that is northern Mexico.Great characters, expertly filmed, a well-plotted story - even the music is exceptional. I'm looking forward to seeing more movies from director Luis Estrada. One caveat: It's extremely violent, which doesn't bother me (in fact, it's appropriate to the subject matter), but this could turn off some viewers.

great dark violent comedy, too bad it doesn't have english subs but hopefully one day theyll release with subs. It's a movie that should be watched, especially in the u.s.

If you want to appreciate your life watch this flick its sad and a reality of how it is