Something of a sequel to Breaking Bad, El Camino follows Jesse Pinkman as he escapes captivity. On the run and hunted by police, Jesse must confront his past to move forward with his life.
Aaron Paul (Jesse), Jonathan Banks (Mike), Matt Jones (Badger), Charles Baker (Skinny Pete), Todd Terry (SAC Ramey), Julie Pearl (ADA Ericsen), Larry Hankin (Old Joe), Jesse Plemons (Todd), Tom Bower (Lou), Robert Forster (Ed).
Held in captivity at the end of Breaking Bad, El Camino catches up with Jesse as he escapes. On the run for his life, he ends up finding Badger and Pete, and his past. Through flashbacks to Breaking Bad, some of Jesse's history is filled-in and the story appears to finally come to a conclusion.
Paul delivers well, and has done even better in other films I think. But here, he seems constrained by his character and unable to deliver a lead performance that really engages. It was nice seeing Banks, Bower, and Hankin again. Jones and Baker delivered their usual. Forster did very well and was enjoyable. Plemons was disturbing as always, while the remainder of the cast was solid.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are good with nice use of scenery and integration with sound. Action scenes are solid with nice stunt and physical action. Dialogue is decent, if quiet at times, and fills out the story nicely. Sound and soundtrack are very good.
Fans of Breaking Bad should enjoy this one if they enjoyed Jesse in Breaking Bad. El Camino is less exciting than the series, and continues to tease fans with closure while feeding us a new lead character. The result is a decent film, but a slightly disappointing sequel.
With foul language, violence, gore, and adult scenes, this should be good for older teens and above.
Released: 2019
Reviewed: 10.30.19
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Crime, Crime Drama, Crime Thriller, Drama
copyright ©2019 Dave Riedel
Aaron Paul (Jesse), Jonathan Banks (Mike), Matt Jones (Badger), Charles Baker (Skinny Pete), Todd Terry (SAC Ramey), Julie Pearl (ADA Ericsen), Larry Hankin (Old Joe), Jesse Plemons (Todd), Tom Bower (Lou), Robert Forster (Ed).
Held in captivity at the end of Breaking Bad, El Camino catches up with Jesse as he escapes. On the run for his life, he ends up finding Badger and Pete, and his past. Through flashbacks to Breaking Bad, some of Jesse's history is filled-in and the story appears to finally come to a conclusion.
Paul delivers well, and has done even better in other films I think. But here, he seems constrained by his character and unable to deliver a lead performance that really engages. It was nice seeing Banks, Bower, and Hankin again. Jones and Baker delivered their usual. Forster did very well and was enjoyable. Plemons was disturbing as always, while the remainder of the cast was solid.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are good with nice use of scenery and integration with sound. Action scenes are solid with nice stunt and physical action. Dialogue is decent, if quiet at times, and fills out the story nicely. Sound and soundtrack are very good.
Fans of Breaking Bad should enjoy this one if they enjoyed Jesse in Breaking Bad. El Camino is less exciting than the series, and continues to tease fans with closure while feeding us a new lead character. The result is a decent film, but a slightly disappointing sequel.
With foul language, violence, gore, and adult scenes, this should be good for older teens and above.
Released: 2019
Reviewed: 10.30.19
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Crime, Crime Drama, Crime Thriller, Drama
copyright ©2019 Dave Riedel
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