This is a beautifully put together interwoven story of the drugs industry and clientelle. Michael Douglas is absolutely superb as the Drug Czar father with the Freebaser for a daughter, and Benicio del Toro is also fantastic as Javier, the world weary Tijuana cop. However, I have to say, most of the other characters in this story are underdeveloped and it was hard to really get into a lot of them. Also at 2 and a half hours nearly, the movie didn't really hang well, being quite one paced and meandery in parts. But when it worked it worked really well. Don Cheadle is fantastic as always and the ending is quite a satisfying conclusion. Overall, well worth a look, but you'd probably have to be in the right (patient) mood. Disappointing compared to Soderburgh's recent efforts (especially The Limey).
7/10.
7/10.