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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 01 Feb 2019

A bullet-riddled tale of unlikely female empowerment, Miss Bala toys with exploitation and social commentary but doesn’t have the ingenuity…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 31 Jan 2019

A real surprise…

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By Kim Hughes (164) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 31 Jan 2019

There are white-knuckle moments, notably Gloria’s crossing of the border with a heap of stuff that would raise troubling questions were she…

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By Rob Bailey-Millado (3) for New York Post (6,650) on 31 Jan 2019

Overall, Miss Bala is a misfire — but its leading lady is No. 1 with a bullet. And that’s a beautiful sight to see…

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 31 Jan 2019

Hardwicke is a talented director who brings an addictive verve and visual dynamism to this bombastic take, and Rodriguez has a charm so appealing…

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By Yolanda Machado (67) for TheWrap (3,203) on 31 Jan 2019

What this new version forgets, to its detriment, is that Gloria’s strength doesn’t come from finally holding the gun; it comes from being…

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By Rosie Knight (40) for IGN (1,013) on 31 Jan 2019

Miss Bala never quite delivers on its potential and lets down the woman at its center…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 31 Jan 2019

It’s mostly left to Rodriguez to carry the absurdity on her shoulders, and the fact that she makes it so watchable is a real testament to…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for The Seattle Times (964) on 31 Jan 2019

Rodriguez does just enough to keep things mildly interesting…

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By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 31 Jan 2019

It’s somehow both less explicit and more blandly lascivious than its nastier counterpart, equally skittish about exploitation and saying…

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By Danielle White (52) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 31 Jan 2019

There are times when it’s funny. There are also times when it beats you over the head with context clues…

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By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 31 Jan 2019

What keeps it all watchable is Rodriguez’s magnetism…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 31 Jan 2019

Miss Bala no longer serves as a critique of a system that might allow innocent people to get caught in the crossfire of the drug war, but as…

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By Kimber Myers (423) for The Playlist (3,871) on 31 Jan 2019

Miss Bala fails both when judged on its own merits and when compared to its predecessor…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 31 Jan 2019

It’s understandable that Hardwicke didn’t want to mimic her predecessor’s moves…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 31 Jan 2019

Gareth Dunnet Alcocer's script has a tidy, programmed feel that results in a feel-good version of a grim and sordid modern yarn…

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By Dom Sinacola (87) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 31 Jan 2019

Gina Rodriguez, who proved in Annihilation that she’s capable of something so much more addled and kinetic than this, does what she can with…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 31 Jan 2019

This version, in the dreariest Hollywood-remake tradition, turns a grim, morally ambiguous story into a fable of empowerment…

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By Sarah-Tai Black (68) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 31 Jan 2019

In its entirety, Miss Bala seems to exist merely for one shot near its end: Rodriguez strutting in slow-motion across the screen while wearing…

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By Jude Dry (205) for IndieWire (3,631) on 31 Jan 2019

With every note as predictable as the next, the movie just blends into a discordant mess…

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