Some people say that the problem with "La virgen de los sicarios" is the acting. I do not think so. Though the leading actor sometimes recites his lines, it seems appropriate for him, because he is playing a writer. His young companions seem to be natural actors without any training but that makes the film more convincing. What I believe is the movie's real problem is its script. It simply does not deliver. When one characters introduces himself in the first ten minutes of projection, saying that he has come back to this city to die... well, you expect something is going to happen to him in physical terms, because he is already dead from a spiritual point of view, from the very beginning. When his first friend dies and the writer goes to see his mother, the film goes down and never recovers. It goes in circles, introducing dreams and impressionistic images to no avail. I also did not like its use of music, which sounded like a rip-off of Bernard Herrmann's ominous scores. A very disappointing film. I would recommend instead Victor Gaviria's remarkable films "Rodrigo D: No futuro" and "La vendedora de rosas" if you want to see how Medellín really is. Gaviria is not only from Medellín, but he is a well known and excellent poet.
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