Oscar Isaac Bucket List - Entry 25:

It seems James Horner was hired to score another swashbuckling period film set in Mexico and opted to all but copy and paste his Zorro score. And now I know that Oscar Isaac must play Zorro or there's no justice in the world.

my dad thought watching this would make me believe in god but all it did was make me thirst over oscar isaac and eva longoria

Es como si Jerry Bruckheimer produjera una telenovela histórica de Ernesto Alonso (con todo y bigototes falsos y vestuarios con telas de "La Parisina") actuada por estrellas de hollywood de segunda división y modelos cubanos de telemundo interpretando a rancheros sombrerudos. Escenas de acción farolonas rematadas con one-liners cristianos dichos por Johns McClanes con bronceado y acento de Miami: Viva Cristo Rey, motherfuckers! Resultado: altos niveles de hilaridad. Catalina Sandino Moreno repite su personaje de "María Llena Eres De Gracia" pero ahora, en lugar de condones llenos de coca, trafica balas para los cristeros. La edición es tan mala y con tantos errores de continuidad que ésta película podría funcionar como precuela involuntaria de "Casa De Mi Padre". Es la "Lista de Schindler" de los panistas y seguramente se volverá obligatorio verla en todas las escuelas del Opus Dei (junto con el famoso video de los fetitos abortados).

Frustratingly close to being very good, but it wastes a good cast on a lifeless script that is afraid to tackle bigger themes, mediocre camerawork, and a rushed, anticlimactic conclusion.

Also why did they speak English? It all sounds fake and stops the actors from giving their best.

This film seems to pay tribute to older films like El CID in both religious themes, storytelling, and pacing. I have long enjoyed this movie since its theatrical release and continue to find it both a sobering and difficult watch; but also an incredibly inspiring one.

Also James Horner's score for this film slaps.

Even Oscar Isaac is fucking terrible in this film...

"Viva Christo Rey!"

As a Catholic, I am always annoyed who movies that want to religious themes are usually terrible. They usually fall into preachy nonsense with poor filming techniques. This film follows suit. No substance to the story and not very emotionally evocative as it thinks it is. Oscar Issac is the only good performance in this movie, while others portray 2-D characters that serve their generic purposes.

Alternate title 1: Poe Dameron and Vincent Corleone Kill Mexicans

Alternate title 2: Catholics V. Mexicans: Dawn of Bad Acting

Alternate title 3: Awkward Slow-Mo: The Movie

Also contains the worst editing and most awkward ending to a film ever.

Sulla resistenza armata dei cristiani messicani contro l’assurda dittatura ateo-laicale. Pare seguire la classica e banale logica dei film action americani, dove il “buono” alla fine, impugna le armi e si fa giustizia, ma in questo caso esercitavano il loro diritto alla legittima difesa. Diritto che anche i cristiani hanno.
Pessima distrubuzione per ovvi motivi. Fosse stata la persecuzione da parte di cristiani di qualche ateo, sarebbe stato un film spinto da tutti e quattro i venti in poppa. Ovviamente.

Tale of two movies. The good performances and powerful content vs the awful editing and over the top plotting.

Przyszłość naszego Kina Narodowego? Przyzwoite aktrostwo boleśnie zły scenariusz tragiczna reżyseria a najgorsze ze wszystkiego udźwiękowienie

A lot of biased reviews here from cringeworthy atheists who let their view on religion get in the way of enjoying this film. Regardless of your religious views, you can appreciate this film and it's director for covering the most forgotten war in Mexico's history and the brutal prosecution of the Catholics in Mexico. Obviously like most films it isn't perfect, but it isn't a terrible film as some here make it out to be.

Cool, but nonsense in atheist Captain part.

Frustratingly close to being very good, but it wastes a good cast on a lifeless script that is afraid to tackle bigger themes, mediocre camerawork, and a rushed, anticlimactic conclusion.

Also why did they speak English? It all sounds fake and stops the actors from giving their best.

The movie just questioned my Faith and Believe .
Viva Cristo Rey!

my dad thought watching this would make me believe in god but all it did was make me thirst over oscar isaac and eva longoria

"Viva Christo Rey!"

As a Catholic, I am always annoyed who movies that want to religious themes are usually terrible. They usually fall into preachy nonsense with poor filming techniques. This film follows suit. No substance to the story and not very emotionally evocative as it thinks it is. Oscar Issac is the only good performance in this movie, while others portray 2-D characters that serve their generic purposes.

This film seems to pay tribute to older films like El CID in both religious themes, storytelling, and pacing. I have long enjoyed this movie since its theatrical release and continue to find it both a sobering and difficult watch; but also an incredibly inspiring one.

Also James Horner's score for this film slaps.

Part of the Oscar Isaac Filmography Trip I have going on, thanks to the quarantine.

Okay, so, full disclosure: I didn’t actually finish the movie.

But yes, I’m still giving it 1 star. Mostly because some of the non-Oscar scenes were pretty memorable  and there was a shot in particular that just hits.

The main reason why I decided not to finish watching it was mostly the fact that I just couldn’t find myself really caring for the characters. Plus the pacing was a bit weird, especially in the beginning

(the exposition text in the beginning was definitely not necessary, since they went on and showed us everything that happened in-scene afterwards – twice).

Also, Oscar Isaac was kind of a catch. Which, I think, might have something to do with the mustache.