THE COUNSELOR might be worth comparing to the 1983 masterpiece Scarface; both are morality plays set in the drug world. But Scarface although dealing with at times horrible subject matter is genuinely moving, engaging, cinematic and unforgettable whereas The Counselor's kind of horrible, boring and forgettable; it's more like a play than a film. And it ends abruptly; what a cop out. Still, it captures a nightmarish scenario of a drug deal gone wrong and it's devastating consequences quite effectively. 5/10.
Review of The Counselor
