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Bordertown

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Lauren Adrian (Jennifer Lopez), a Chicago reporter, travels to Mexico to investigate the unsolved murders of hundreds of Mexican women taking place over the years near an American-owned factory. Lauren reunites with Alfonso Diaz (Antonio Banderas), her former lover and colleague, who publicizes the murders despite threats from local authorities. Together the pair seek the truth and try to help the survivor (Maya Zapata) of a brutal attack find justice.
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Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 02/19/2008
An unforgettable if sometimes heavy-handed film. Go to Full Review
Prairie Miller NewsBlaze 10/25/2007
Jennifer Lopez plays it tough and down and dirty, on the Mexican border. Go to Full Review
Brian Webster Apollo Guide 09/05/2007
61/100
The biggest weakness of Bordertown is its heavy-handed over-simplification of complex political and economic issues. That and Jennifer Lopez's massive ego. Go to Full Review
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andrea c Feb 11 Storia che parte da un disagio vero di quella che è forse la frontiera più nota al mondo e che ha il merito di raccontarne una sfumatura poco conosciuta. Purtroppo però il montaggio e la sceneggiatura sono dozzinali, banali nell'esecuzione e sottomessi dalla pessima performance di Jennifer Lopez che carica di tensione ogni suo singolo sguardo risultando totalmente fuori luogo rispetto alla semplicità delle performance di quasi tutti gli altri attori. Una soap opera mascherata da film a cui si aggiunge una regia vecchia e non brillante. Alla fine viene salvata solamente l'idea. See more Marc J 11/02/2024 Great movie and an interesting but sad story line See more 03/05/2022 Fantastic! I was in suspense for the whole movie and really loved it. JL was in her glory. See more 01/10/2021 Good film Great movie See more 11/11/2020 My opinion. Boring. 👎👎👎 See more 05/21/2020 I wonder why this movie went straight to DVD in the United States. Many reviews on here criticize J. Lo and the oversimplification of the story, but this is indeed a movie worth watching; it's a story based on real events. Regardless of J. Lo's ego and the lack of detail, there was a story here and an unpopular one at that. I thought the movie was excellent and J. Lo has come a long way in her acting. It's clear she was passionate about the film and story probably because she is of latin descent and a woman. If these critics can't see that, maybe their egos are too big 🤷🏽‍♀️. Anyways worth watching and worth thinking about. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lauren Adrian (Jennifer Lopez), a Chicago reporter, travels to Mexico to investigate the unsolved murders of hundreds of Mexican women taking place over the years near an American-owned factory. Lauren reunites with Alfonso Diaz (Antonio Banderas), her former lover and colleague, who publicizes the murders despite threats from local authorities. Together the pair seek the truth and try to help the survivor (Maya Zapata) of a brutal attack find justice.
Director
Gregory Nava
Producer
Gregory Nava, Simon Fields, David Bergstein
Screenwriter
Gregory Nava
Production Co
Mobius Entertainment, Capitol Films, El Norte Productions, Mosaic Media Group, Nuyorican Productions
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Sexuality|Violence Including a Rape)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 15, 2017
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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