Delicate subject matter was fairly well handled and at least it wasn't too Hollywood-fied. There is good acting throughout, especially from the new find Cesar Ramos. Paulina Gaitan was convincing as the thirteen year old kidnap victim and the fantastic looking Alicja Bachleda-Curus also puts in a worthy performance as the victim of an modeling agency scam. Reliably, Kevin Kline also puts in a solid effort. The photography is beautiful and for the most part the dialogue is well thought through but falls apart at the end. The first part of the film is drawn out way too much and is essentially a chase movie. The film was obviously trying to show that Jorge would do anything to find his sister but too much time was spent on this. A few clichés slip in such as when Jorge spots the kidnappers van parked up in a dark street after losing site of it hours earlier when his car runs out of fuel. Another annoyingly unrealistic scene is the online auction of his sister. The whole thing would have been better if it had been more in the style of "City of God". The opening and closing music I liked very much, and overall well worth a watch.
