Maria Full of Grace

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Fer S Definitely a great movie. It is a very simple plot but it hooks you right away and there is no way to predict what is gonna happen. The situations might not seem the most realistic, but the acting is very good and the pacing is phenomenal. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Alejandro E Una disección a un trabajo fáustico. La penosa realidad de las mulas sudamericanas narrado en forma orgánica, dando la idea que uno está viendo hechos reales. El que no quede impresionado, debería ver un doctor. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review Christina L Gripping. Super realistic. Watch this film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/05/23 Full Review Taylor L If Maria Full of Grace was made exclusively in the United States, it would likely either be a shaky-cam thriller or an over-the-top drama with South America shown in washed-out color. But instead, this drug mule story from writer-director Joshua Marston feels brutal without spilling over into aggrandized excess; there are no glorified highs but the lows feel like they linger around each corner as Catalina Sandino Moreno as Maria (in an Oscar-nominated performance) resorts to her risky new occupation out of a combination of factors - the lure of quick money, the pit of poverty and the pressure of family, a desire for independence, and simply falling victim to fast talk. Though the settings are awfully familiar - airport hallways and domestic apartments - the film manages to capture that sense of pulse-pounding suspense associated with risking it all, a testament to the performances, the writing, and direction. Both a tough examination of the lengths people go in order to earn money, and being cast out on a river of desperation without a paddle. The reason people don't watch this movie isn't because it's poorly made, quite the contrary. They don't watch it because it's well-made and both upsetting and dark. Still one of the best films on the subject matter, and on the face of poverty beyond slow, somber advertisments featuring that one song from Sarah McLachlan. (3.5/5) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Thomas M The best international movie ever made! With the best acting performance from Catalina Sandino Moreno! And the best filmmaking debut ever from Joshua Marston! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/26/22 Full Review dave s While there are countless movies that deal with the drug trade, rarely does a film look beyond the law enforcement and kingpin angle. This is not the case with Maria Full of Grace, a sobering movie about a young girl who avails herself of the opportunity to smuggle drugs from Bogota to New York. Catalina Sandino Moreno gives a subtle but powerful Oscar-nominated performance as Maria, who, after quitting her job removing thorns from roses, is unable to resist the financial temptation to consume sixty-two packets of heroin and board a plane to America. Told from her perspective, the film wisely avoids the trap of focusing on the police and the drug lords. The film effectively builds suspense as it follows her from the initial contact with the supplier to a tragic but ultimately optimistic experience in New York. Maria Full of Grace is a gem. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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