There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

I don't dislike the story, but I didn't like either, however there are some details about the movie as it is, that are completely wrong, starting with the actors, non of them are Colombian, they are from Spain, Puerto Rico... If you want to talk about Colombia, why not using Colombian actors, I'm pretty sure there are many willing to do it. Besides that, the fact that the movie was filmed in panama and not in Colombia, is also something to criticize, and some facts about the culture, the accents, details on the characters and their background are completely wrong. Therefore the movie is poorly done, and i don't recommend it, unless you don't care about this details and just about the love story behind.

I found this film quite disappointing. Pablo Escobar's life provides the opportunity to tell a diverse number and types of stories. Yet this film uses him as they could have used a fictional character. One created by the Author. I have read and watched countless books, newspapers, documentaries, TV series and films made about Pablo Escobar. The character in this movie doesn't approach the surface of who he was. I question why even use the Escobar character and not just create a Drug Lord somewhere in Latin America? The portrait of the Escobar depicted in this film is very different from reality. Who he was, what drove him, what infuriated him, what he was afraid of. The only thing they got right is that he did care very much for his family. This film could have been so much more.

This thriller is a clever blend of a real person Escobar the drug lord and a dramatized semi fictional romance between a naïve Canadian who falls in love with the drug lord's niece in Colombia. You feel you are watching a true story because of the real drug lord.The action is terrifying and builds up realistically to a climax that has Breaking Bad intensity.Benicio is totally convincing in this role that is perfect for him. He doesn't over do it which is more effective. Josh Hutcherson is actually very good. It's nice to see him away from Hunger Games as a fresh faced innocent.A powerful yet believable fable.

In the film Escobar: Paradise Lost, the editing generates excitement and anxiety, creating an interesting and spacial style that reflects a cinematic signature for Andrea Di Stefano's impressive debut as a director. In addition, the hand held camera movement in every scene makes us feel emotions and sensations from Nick's (Josh Hutcherson) point of view throughout the narrative. Furthermore, the very well detailed mis-en-scence reveals thorough study and research of locations, props, and costumes; intensity of colors and light in each frame are magnificent. Moreover, the efficient use of foreground, middle-ground, and background from beginning to end demonstrates a well-designed piece of art. In the plot, we find murder, corrupt governmental, news, and prison systems, a love story, and a web of lies crafted by power-hungry Pablo Escobar (Benicio Del Toro). It was important for the form not to get in the way of the content in order tell the story in a realistic way, involve the audience, and help them understand the social structure of Colombia at that time. Nick is the most important character in this love story, and he is an innocent victim, used as a marionette by Escobar, the world's most dangerous person.