Cormac McCarthy wrote this screenplay and it gives this Narco cautionary tale an Old West feel. The El Paso/ Juarez setting adds to the Tex/Mex mix. And the Ridley Scott direction makes it an interesting visual mix of the bleak and the bling.
Michael Fassbender is Counselor, which is what everyone calls him. He's a lawyer in El Paso and seems to have it all: pretty fiancee (Penelope Cruz), nice Bentley, everyone's buddy. But he's either already decided or decided a long time ago to go into the drug business himself. The other Narcos, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt try to generally talk him out of it but Counselor doesn't seem too worried. But when he as attorney gets mixed up with the Green Hornet, all hell breaks loose.
The movie starts a bit slow, but picks up a little speed once the plot gets figured out. Needless to say it is not about the mishaps but rather how the experience changes the Counselor. Lots of plot jumps and figuring out characters makes it similar to some very outstanding movies: Pulp Fiction, Drive, No Country for Old Men, Crash.
* * * 1/2 of 4
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