Sergio Review: The Narcos star is leading the new Netflix biopic

The last film to be presented by Netflix based on real events, Red Sea Rest Resort, it was a series of clichés with the horrible guilt of a white-savior dad. Sergio, the latest stabbing of the biggest broadcast in the history of wrestling, is all for the better. Greg Barker, a filmmaker known for his writings Rwandan officials and Manhunt: Bin Laden's quest, she turns her eye to making headlines in dance stories about the United Nations minister, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, based on Barker's book of the same name. Vieira de Mello was a stable writer, aiding in the abduction conditions, helping countries to be free, and linking social activities with her work, and Barker's obvious care and respect for her topic made Sergio evokes views. But since Craig Borten's script relies heavily on romance, the film flats.

Borten's big idea is brilliant: he has plenty of film footage in a series of flashbacks as Sergio (Wagner Moura) shoots the 2003 Canal Hotel bomb blast in Iraq. Freed to tell Sergio's story chronologically, Borten and Barker instead went through events, establishing the prophet's true care and attention to the weak (focusing mainly on East Timor's guide to liberation), by completing details of his own life and his station in Iraq.

Ana de Armas stars as economist Carolina Larriera, who joined Sergio (though he was still married at the time) while working in East Timor. The movie uses the emergence of their bond and Sergio's willingness to commit to a relationship (either relationship, as he told her early on that he was "too good to be given different jobs") as a mirror of how serious he was with the work he was doing, and the people he helped. The set-up feels less dead, especially as the likes of Sergio and Carolina take more time, stealing the sheer thrill of Sergio's humanitarian efforts.

Carolina's presence helps stop Sergio's human side as he opens the door to his life. But that role may have easily gone to Sergio's left-hander Gil (the composite character played by Brían F. O & # 39; Byrne), who eventually gets caught in the trap. Their friendship spans years and countries, and they relate the work of Sergio and Sergio as a person. The push and donation between Gil and Sergio is actually the antithesis that Sergio encounters in dealing with the U.S. government. Iraq. During their time in East Timor, Gil does not always see the people he deals with as equals. He underestimates the illiterate college rebels, but Sergio makes him see otherwise through the way he handles the situation on a personal level. In Iraq, Sergio has to face something like that, as he has to believe in L. Paul Bremer III (Bradley Whitford) that reopening Abu Ghraib is not the answer to end Iraq's resistance.

But those details are lost in a dream sequence depicting the love of Carolina and Sergio, from chance meetings while running through the rain to beautiful romantic scenes, complete with paper hearts and cord lights. This sequence has no problem saying about Sergio, while the limelight in his life that may include him – he is having dinner with his sons, and, in his absence, forgetting their physical diet – says a lot about him and his imperfections.

Although the romance is full of clichés, the imitation of Sergio's work feels important. The key to his success is his personality – he insists that the people he meets simply call him by his first name, and he talks to everyone, from street soldiers to political leaders, one to one. He also understands why people can resist the U.N.'s efforts, especially as they cooperate with the U.S. government. And his work to try to fix the parts of American history that are often painted is astonishing.

Amazon Report The writings are very small and rarely play out in history, but are still focused on one character in political turmoil – Daniel Jones, played by Adam Driver, who led the CIA & # 39; s Detective and Interrogation Program. Where this movie succeeds, the focus is on presenting the facts of the post-9/11, and telling the truth. Sergio he breaks down when he does the same thing, but its biggest news about humanitarian efforts Sergio allows for his love stories. What should be a story about a common love for one man turns into a story about his love for one woman.

Sergio streaming on Netflix now.

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