POSITIVES…
Sergio Vieira De Mello is absolutely a real life figure that deserves a film that focuses on him, and this is an interesting movie for him to have about him.
Wagner Moura is charismatic as heck playing Sergio. Amazing actor, who easily grabs your attention. Just about every conversation he has interacting with the other characters, plus the monologues he gets to do, are all really good.
Amid the character study of De Mello, and all the drama surrounding the international politics, the additional plot of a love story is welcome.
With that love story, Ana de Armas as Carolina Larriera is totally captivating and is an equal in having a similar strong screen presence as Moura does.
The themes and messages that this movie have are also very admirable, and are worth learning from.
NEGATIVES…
It’s a little slow moving, a bit boring perhaps, and arguably meanders too much.
The way it handles flashbacks feels misguided to me, and unnecessarily muddles the narrative.
There’s an indulgent conceit to the love story that some people may not care for.
Speaking of indulgent, with a 118 minutes run time, the movie just feels too long.
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