Review of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) by Lucyfor — 12 Oct 2019

Flow was a little mechanical and some scenes needed editing down but subject-wise, a very focused and satisfying epilogue. It is about Jesse on survival mode leaving Albuquerque, that's it. The story's discipline can be a little frustrating such as when Jesse hears about Walt's death.

As a viewer, you want to see a Jesse process this complicated event but all we get is 5 seconds of a brilliantly conveyed intense emotion on Aaron's Paul's face that has no one name and then, the a flash of headlights snaps Jesse back to primal concerns.

The story seems to be saying: One day, Jesse will reflect back on Walt, on all of it, but it not this day. The missing scenes featuring Mike, Walt and Jane, I thought were relevant and perfect - the three most important people from Jesse's past giving him advice, in their own way, about the future.

And that was what his movie was about - Jesse forging some kind of future.