Barry Seal: El Traficante [DVD]

Product description

Barry Seal. The trafficker

It is common for the world of cinema to benefit from the great stories that the world has left over the years due to the actions of all kinds of people. Sometimes criticized and sometimes praised, the lives of the most diverse people can serve as perfect scripts for unforgettable films. That's what happens with Barry Seal. The Trafficker, a film that portrays the experiences of the American pilot who gives the story its name and who went down in history for being involved in shady events with one of the Colombian cartels.

Until the CIA contacted him to help him with clandestine reconnaissance missions, Barry Seal's life had been simple and uneventful. He was flying on a traditional airline where the CIA thought his talent was going to waste. From this moment he attracted the attention of the Medellín cartel and was recruited as a smuggler of all types of materials, from drugs to weapons. His story is reviewed in this film that has the seal of quality guaranteed by all the works of Doug Liman, a director who always succeeds with each of his works.

Stories worth telling

Barry Seal's story has much more backstory than one might imagine, especially with political overtones, given that his time working with the cartel and the CIA cannot be summarized in a few lines. His actions, the betrayals he suffered and the decisions he made, had more depth and historical importance than can be imagined. And all this counts when it comes to shaping a film that benefits from the skillful hand of its director to create a story with great cinematographic rhythm to which it can be said that nothing is missing nor does any of its main ingredients fail. . It is a good portion of history converted into pure entertainment.

The chameleon Tom Cruise

Provide a lead role for Barry Seal. The trafficker to Tom Cruise is a magnificent idea. There are few performers who are as capable of showing a constant duality in their actions as firm as that displayed by this actor, who perfectly steps into the shoes of the protagonist. These types of roles are never easy because of everything they imply, but it is noticeable in each of his scenes that the protagonist has been able to see what not everyone saw in Barry Seal's actions. Thanks to the work that Cruise does, the public also has the opportunity to see what the actor himself saw in the original story.

Success after success

With Doug Liman directing there is a clear guarantee that Barry Seal. The trafficker is a film that satisfies any type of viewer, both those looking for good stories and those who like those productions where the action is not left out. The filmmaker has a long history of success with films with which this title shares some reminiscences, such as Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Spy Hunt or Edge of Tomorrow.

Synopsis

Tom Cruise reunites with his "Edge of Tomorrow" director, Doug Liman, to bring to film the exploits of a con man and pilot recruited by the CIA to carry out one of the largest covert operations in American history. Based on a true story about the CIA's biggest secret, Barry Seal the dealer will remind you that it's not a crime if you're on the side of the good guys.