Harrison Tweed (Top Dawg)
Guillermo Navarro, primarily know for his cinematography in some big blockbusters was also the director in this film. This was a bad decision.His cinematography skills were absent in this film, and although his directing was decent behind the camera, he failed in directing his actors.. miserably.The acting, even for a TV film, was very sub par. You can't put all the blame on Catherine Zeta-Jones, she did as well as she was directed (also considering she hasn't been active in her career lately), as did the rest of the cast. Perhaps the director did his best as well with such a poorly assembled screenplay by amateur Molly McAlpine (her first and only writing credit). Writer David McKenna did an ok job on a story that I feel would have been better produced as a blockbuster production, not a TV film. The story was what kept me interested in this film, and it was told rather decent, even if narrated by the DEA agent (I'm not a fan of narrated films). I've never heard of Griselda Blanco until this film, and am shocked no one has decided to produced this as a blockbuster film, as there's much to tell in a far more interesting production that I fell would be a hit on the big screen. Maybe someone will finally step up now.A great story that held my interest, even if produced poorly, even by made-for-TV standards. I'd probably see it again, but hopefully in a bigger, better big-screen production.It's an 8/10 from me
Benmo Ben
Even for Lifetime standards this is a JUNK.
Story line is weak (even with the polyamorous, bi or sexual fluidity subplot) , direction and cinematography looks like swiss cheese, as for acting, well is just as poor and predictable; the only thing sort of going was the make-up department, I suppose ( even that CZJ didn't look to radiant at Golden Globes).
I don't know how many Latina actresses are in Hollywood, on a fast roll I can name 4 or 5 with out any effort, so my question is: Who was the genius, who came with the idea that CZJ, was a fit for Griselda Blanco?
