'Maria Full of Grace' is an excellent choice for the serious film-goer. A harrowing account of how the poor are lured into smuggling drugs into the U.S., the film pulls no punches and gives it like it is. Despite the dark premise however, the film is never overtly murky and in fact ends up as a cautionary tale with the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Catalina Sandino Moreno as Maria is, in one word, exceptional. She handles the complexities of her character with the ease of a seasoned pro & her luminous beauty only adds to the empathy that the audience inevitably feels for her. Joshua Marston directs with a documentary like sensibility, making viewers feel like flies on the wall as they watch the lives of the characters unfold before them. Not a fun evening at the cinema but a very rewarding one nonetheless...do watch it!
Review of Maria Full of Grace
