Josh Hutcherson holds his own as a boy plunged into panic in a foreign country where nobody can be trusted and death awaits in every alley, but while the film captures some of the turbulence and tension during Escobar’s reign of terror, it leaves most of the coherence up to the always fascinating Mr. Decades since his death in 1993, he is still rendered a legendary Robin Hood figure. Since it takes place during the final days of Escobar’s reign, it also shows the rabid affection the Colombians showered on the mad dog killer, turning him into a folk hero. Instead of showing the organized Colombian crime syndicate from within, the film takes it into the sunlight with every open wound showing. Nick’s conscience prevents him from completing the job and he goes on the run to stay alive. Her uncle balks and Nick’s relationship with his future uncle grows from precarious to downright lethal when he is assigned the task of killing one of Escobar’s enemies. government declares Escobar a wanted criminal, Nick’s brother grows homesick for Canada and the two brothers want to take Maria home with them. While the atrocities escalate and even the U.S. Escobar’s devotion to Maria was so fierce that he didn’t hesitate to incorporate Nick into the family “business,” expecting him to repay the hospitality with his own life. When he hears about a group of bullies who have been harassing Nick and his brother on the beach, the thugs are found murdered, hanging by their feet from a tree.įrom that point on, Escobar takes Nick under his wing, treats him like his own son, and lures the innocent surfer into a world of extravagant parties, corruption and bloodshed, immersing him in his cocaine-trafficking empire until it’s too late to escape. That uncle turns out to be Escobar, who invites Nick to a party at his sprawling jungle fortress to meet the rest of Maria’s family. The setting is the beach town of Medellin in 1991, where buff blonde surfer Nick (Josh Hutcherson from the Hunger Games franchise) travels with his brother Dylan (Brady Corbet) to test the tasty waves, and falls for a pretty girl named Maria, who is in the middle of an election campaign for her politician uncle. Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro and Brady Corbet Needless to say, this film was coming with some considerable talent behind it.Written by: Andrea Di Stefano and Francesca Marciano The cast of Paradise Lost was also promising, led by Bradley Cooper as Lucifer/Satan and Benjamin Walker (who has a breakout role in this year's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) as Lucifer's friend-turned-rival, the archangel Michael, alongside a cast of recognizable actors such as Djimon Hounsou ( Blood Diamond), Dominic Purcell ( Prison Break), Rufus Sewell ( Dark City), Casey Affleck ( Gone Baby Gone), Diego Boneta (also set for a breakout this year in Rock of Ages) and Camilla Belle ( Push). While the film was indeed big in both scope and cost, it did have more than a few things going for it - the first and foremost being a solid director in Proyas, whose previous work like The Crow, Dark City, and I, Robot are still well respected and relevant today. Paradise Lost was apparently never officially green lit, so the money already spent on scripts and pre-production will be the only losses (rather than penalty compensation for the cast or crew, etc.).
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