Borrego

Frankly, this movie is like the old Laurel and Hardy routine of Who's on first. If you don't know it, you're in for a treat. Google it!

I dunno. It seems that this movie is a study in poor choices - in the desert no less.

Is it interesting? If you like deserts. And watching people make consistent bad choices.

It was a fast forward movie for me.

Botanist Elly (Lucy Hale) is doing a plant survey in the desert. She befriends delinquent teen Alex Gomez (Olivia Trujillo). One night alone in the desert, she spots a plane crashing nearby. It's a drug plane and pilot Tomas (Leynar Gomez) takes Elly captive. She is forced to transport the drugs. Deputy Jose Gomez (Nicholas Gonzalez) is Alex's father. He is pushed to find the missing Elly. Guillermo (Jorge A. Jimenez) is the drug dealer looking for his missing drugs.

This is a fine mid-level thriller. It could be better. It gets too convenient sometimes. Every one of these people are impossibly good at tracking. The first one is Guillermo. I don't know how he finds the crash site some 50 miles away unless there is a tracking device. If the plane has a tracking device, I don't know why Tomas wouldn't keep it with him. I get following tire tracks. Following foot prints is probably harder especially when they take a sharp turn like that. The writing has to be more careful than this. Characters cannot just magically track people like this. Otherwise, I like this simple premise and the high stakes drama.

Lately I see movies "trying too hard", but sometimes simplicity is the best. There are only a handful of main actors, but there really is no need for more. The acting is great, and the cinematography is on point. As someone who is familiar with the desert setting in real life, I believe "Borrego" has managed to create this desert feeling for the viewer. "Borrego" is also a good thriller since you never really know what will happen next, and it leaves the viewer speculating the unfolding of the story throughout the film.

If you are a thriller/drama fan, I would recommend this title to you.

It starts relatively weak and it takes a while until it gets more exciting. In the beginning everything is very superficial (also a bit boring), only much later does a personal touch come into the main character. Speaking of the main character, Lucy Hale performed well. The role is very different from her previous ones. Maybe we'll see her more often in such more emotional, more demanding roles in the future. It definitely suits her. At the end it gets more exciting, although it's not that exciting - but it gets better. Overall, however, there is a lack of sophisticated plots, you learn very little about the characters and a lot remains in the dark.

A botanist meets a teacher turned narco smuggler in the desert. Pretty interesting premise. Lucy Hale portrays the botanist. Pretty surprised this didnt turn into romantic comedy. It has it's moments, but it's very slim. To the point. I enjoyed it.