The first problem of this movie are the characters: weak, disconnected with the surrounding horror, and too attractive to be true. Jennifer Lopez delivers a class-B performance, as well as the always overrated Antonio Banderas. The second problem is the script. Its ludicrous looting of different sources, from literature to movies does not work at all. Having read a lot about the Ciudad Juarez crime spree, I only want to say that this movie is a cheap package with no other goal than try to make some money. But the result is obvious, superficial, submissive, and pretentious, using almost every cliché about the Mexicans and the USA-Mexico border. The author should read more Bolaño and McCarthy and forget Juanes. Final word: boredom
Review of Bordertown
