Vince Gilligan's El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is smartly crafted but cruises rather than races. Compared to the original series, the film feels lethargic in spots, but that's purposeful. Gilligan has crafted an epilogue for fan reflection and contemplation. There's gun play and explosion, but this picture, this chapter closes the book softly. Quietly.
Aaron Paul's performance is wonderful. His Jesse Pinkman does the heavy lifting for the story about the meth-chef's next steps after escaping from brutal bondage with a vital assist from his mentor Walter White (Bryan Cranston) in the series' final episode.
The unfamiliar might assume El Camino is a wanderer's tale, in which
the hero encounters various characters, some familiar and some new, each
holding a valuable piece of his fate. It is that tale, for sure, but it
is also something more existential. It's about a human's
transformation.
Pinkman -- once high wattage and "bitch" obsessed -- is now a low drone. His speech is laconic, his eyes are steely. His PTSD is authentic, his scars are quite visible and his future is an open question.
The film's close is satisfying, if not certain. And such is life.
Pinkman -- once high wattage and "bitch" obsessed -- is now a low drone. His speech is laconic, his eyes are steely. His PTSD is authentic, his scars are quite visible and his future is an open question.
The film's close is satisfying, if not certain. And such is life.
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