Just my two cents worth, but how is it an American pharmaceutical company making legitimate product is selling them to a Mexican drug lord? The whole thing sounds backward. The Black Panther (Carlos Corona) should have been able to find another supplier if Promethium Pharmaceuticals couldn't deliver. Maybe I'm missing something.
Anyway, there are a lot of moving parts to this story, and the link that holds it all together is the character of Harold Soyinka, portrayed by David Oyelowo. He's not presented as the brightest bulb in the room, but as the story progresses, he pinballs from one situation to the next with the idea of getting revenge on his employers who were willing to sell him out as soon as they found a buyer for their company. There wasn't a whole lot to like about co-presidents of Promethium, Richard Rusk (Joel Edgerton), and Elaine Markinson (Charlize Theron). Why the film makers wrote her character as such a horny and crass businesswoman is a mystery to me; it doesn't surprise when she eventually puts the screws to Richard as well.
Keeping up with the story can be a challenge with the introduction of ancillary characters. They pop in and out of the film as situations warrant, but when it's all over, you might be wondering what happened to Sunny (Amanda Seyfried) and Miles (Harry Treadaway). Or maybe you won't, as their own little drug deal with the Panther didn't amount to anything. At least Harold came out of the picture with something to look forward to, a nice little tiki bar on an island somewhere, where he could ponder his 'death' thanks to Richard's brother Mitch (Sharlto Copley).
If you're looking up this film, don't get it mixed up with "Get the Gringo" with Mel Gibson. For my money, that's the better movie.
Anyway, there are a lot of moving parts to this story, and the link that holds it all together is the character of Harold Soyinka, portrayed by David Oyelowo. He's not presented as the brightest bulb in the room, but as the story progresses, he pinballs from one situation to the next with the idea of getting revenge on his employers who were willing to sell him out as soon as they found a buyer for their company. There wasn't a whole lot to like about co-presidents of Promethium, Richard Rusk (Joel Edgerton), and Elaine Markinson (Charlize Theron). Why the film makers wrote her character as such a horny and crass businesswoman is a mystery to me; it doesn't surprise when she eventually puts the screws to Richard as well.
Keeping up with the story can be a challenge with the introduction of ancillary characters. They pop in and out of the film as situations warrant, but when it's all over, you might be wondering what happened to Sunny (Amanda Seyfried) and Miles (Harry Treadaway). Or maybe you won't, as their own little drug deal with the Panther didn't amount to anything. At least Harold came out of the picture with something to look forward to, a nice little tiki bar on an island somewhere, where he could ponder his 'death' thanks to Richard's brother Mitch (Sharlto Copley).
If you're looking up this film, don't get it mixed up with "Get the Gringo" with Mel Gibson. For my money, that's the better movie.