
Nicko and his brother take off from Canada in search of an easier life on the beaches of Colombia. Nicko meets a girl in the local village and they quickly fall in love, only for Nicko to later find out that Maria's uncle is the drug trafficker, Pablo Escobar. His life takes a dramatic turn after meeting El Patron, and Nick is forced into impossible situations to try and keep his family safe, but does Pablo have other ideas?... (Full plot summary below)
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Nicko and his brother take off from Canada in search of an easier life on the beaches of Colombia. Nicko meets a girl in the local village and they quickly fall in love, only for Nicko to later find out that Maria's uncle is the drug trafficker, Pablo Escobar. His life takes a dramatic turn after meeting El Patron, and Nick is forced into impossible situations to try and keep his family safe, but does Pablo have other ideas?
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| Screen InternationalDavid D'ArcyDel Toro in the role of the portly coke king raises this narco kill-fest above the level of a film made according to a cook book. |
| Toronto StarBruce DeMaraA suspenseful and labyrinthine tale that, while fictional, is both suspenseful and insightful. |
| AV ClubMike D'AngeloEscobar: Paradise Lost employs this structure in a way that divides the movie neatly in half: one hour of tedious expository flashback followed by one hour of solidly exciting present-tense thriller action. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitIn the role of Pablo Escobar, Benicio Del Toro exudes menace . |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris BumbrayWhile not a true Escobar biopic, it's still a solid thriller with a strong turn by Benicio Del Toro. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeDel Toro owns the film. His presence, the threat of his presence, the sense of his reach pervades the movie, especially in its second half. |
| TheWrapJames RocchiEscobar: Paradise Lost plays more like Greek tragedy than the kind of drug-war tale we’d get in a broader, bigger film, and that is no small part of the many reasons it works. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekGives Del Toro the chance to shine, but it just uses his portrait of a modern-day monster as a backdrop to a pulp B-movie plot that Hutcherson isn't equipped to carry. |
| indieWireEric KohnDi Stefano's memorable debut feature makes up for its lack of sophistication with constant forward motion. |
| Washington City PaperTricia OlszewskiBy the time the credits roll, you'll be laughing like you just did a line. |