I definitely don't think this deserves to be scored low, I would almost give it 8 stars to make up for the negative reviews. Some of the early part of the movie is basically political commentary on the "dirty wars" in Central America, Nicaragua, in the early '80s but if I am able to get through that stumbling block for some, there's still plenty of movie left and this is based on a novel? I will have to read it.
I don't think this is disjointed at all. I admit there are letdowns but many movies have such. Those "letdowns" are not that dire. I would grade it a C, it's fascinating, it's fascinating too, if one has ever been to any of these places, Latin America on the proverbial $10 a day.
A historic context here as well. I don't agree with the Nick Nolte movie from the 1980s, "Underfire" but I still think it's entertaining. This is like "Underfire II" for me. Based on true events of the gun-running to the Contras.
I don't think this is disjointed at all. I admit there are letdowns but many movies have such. Those "letdowns" are not that dire. I would grade it a C, it's fascinating, it's fascinating too, if one has ever been to any of these places, Latin America on the proverbial $10 a day.
A historic context here as well. I don't agree with the Nick Nolte movie from the 1980s, "Underfire" but I still think it's entertaining. This is like "Underfire II" for me. Based on true events of the gun-running to the Contras.