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Loving Pablo

Play trailer 2:29 Poster for Loving Pablo R Released Oct 5, 2018 2h 8m Crime Drama Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the early 1980s, Colombian journalist Virginia Vallejo begins a tumultuous love affair with Pablo Escobar -- the world's most feared drug lord.
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Loving Pablo bungles its seemingly cinematic real-life story -- and a pair of talented stars -- in producing a lurid biopic that adds nothing to the Escobar subgenre.

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Nell Minow RogerEbert.com The film spends much too much time going over the same rise-and-fall material that has been a staple of many portrayals of Escobar himself and of most gangster films going back to the 1930's. Rated: 2/4 Oct 5, 2018 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times "Tolerating Pablo" might have better suited this unremarkable picture... Oct 4, 2018 Full Review Mike D'Angelo AV Club It's the cinematic equivalent of a vintage True Confessions article-the kind that would inspire a headline like "My Sin Was Loving Him." Rated: C Oct 2, 2018 Full Review Mikel Zorrilla Espinof 'Loving Pablo' wants to address too much and fails to hit any of the aspects about Pablo Escobar's life. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 25, 2019 Full Review Ron Wilkinson It's Just Movies A thriller without a twist, the love affair that may, or may not, have brought a big man down. Rated: 7/10 Nov 18, 2018 Full Review Paula Vázquez Prieto La Nación (Argentina) This mafia story without urbanity, is tinged with an overwhelming predictability, guided by an insistent and explanatory voice over, built on characters that are consumed in the same archetypes that inspire them. [Full Review in Spanish] Nov 15, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jose María C Fantastic movie! Su ambientación en los ochenta es impecable, y su fidelidad histórica pone los pelos de punta al caer en cuenta del enorme poder del narco, que por vez primera desafiaba al poder del mismo Estado, algo que al día de hoy vemos que se ha acrecentado con los nuevos narcos, y narco-Estados: México, Ecuador, y ningún país del mundo está libre del emporio narco. No es el mejor personaje de Barden, pero siempre se disfruta su gran actuación. Penélope mantiene su brillante nivel esperado y deleita con su belleza. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Simon R Definitely worth watching! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/15/23 Full Review Yan S A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/18/23 Full Review Perry C This does not worth a watch. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/17/23 Full Review Wong H I like this movie since the main actor acting very good Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/17/23 Full Review Arun S The only reason why I watched this film till the end was the hard hitting performance of Zavier Bardem as Pablo Escobar. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In the early 1980s, Colombian journalist Virginia Vallejo begins a tumultuous love affair with Pablo Escobar -- the world's most feared drug lord.
Director
Fernando León de Aranoa
Producer
Dean Nichols, Javier Bardem, Miguel Menéndez de Zubillaga, Kalina Kottas
Screenwriter
Fernando León de Aranoa
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Escobar Films
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Strong Violent Content)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 5, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.6K
Runtime
2h 8m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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