![]() ![]() Without giving away any spoilers (it wouldn't really be possible anyway), the whole script can be summed up in one sentence. It was a movie that was almost completely devoid of any real tension. It was a two-hour feature film, yet it felt like there's so little happened in it. El Camino felt like a mostly pointless and lukewarm epilogue to a brilliant series, instead of something that would have elevated its brilliance to even greater heights. I expected a lot of things but I have not expected the feeling of emptiness to hit me for the third time after finishing the movie. I thought that I'll see something in the veins of Drive (to give you an example) - a movie with a high level of tension and suspense, an artistic piece of cinematic work about a person with a troubled life who is seeking for personal redemption and ultimately, is looking for an escape from his past. I thought that if we get a 2 hour continuation to Breaking Bad in the form of a movie after all these years, there's has to be a strong reason for that. Is this story really needed to be told, and if so, was this the right way to tell it? Because the thing is, I thought that after I'll watch this movie, I'll get a real closure, I'll have a fullfilling, meaningful, and deep cinematic experience, I'll get a definitive end to a character's life and to a brilliant series. Now, after finishing El Camino, there's one question I asked from myself. It looks like this lingering question was in Vince Gilligan's head too the whole time since he finishied his (near) masterpiece of a series, but he only decided to answer it 6 years after the show's original run has ended. I always felt that this story would be well worth telling. ![]() As much as I loved the Breaking Bad finale - after all, it was cathartic, satisfying, and deeply impactful on an emotional level - in the past two years I kept wondering what happened to Jesse after his escape. Second, because I felt that Jesse's storyline was left unresolved and unfinished. First, because I finished one of the greatest TV shows of all time and I felt like I lost something at that moment that was very dear to my heart. First, because I finished one of the greatest TV shows of all time and I felt like I lost something at that moment that was When I watched the last episode of Breaking Bad roughly two years ago, I felt a huge amount of emptiness. When I watched the last episode of Breaking Bad roughly two years ago, I felt a huge amount of emptiness. For Breaking Bad fans, this is an insightful part of the story that shows more of Jesse and his struggles during his captivity and his means to freedom, and in that regard, considering it is on Netflix, it is an easy watch- but generally speaking, lets just say that there isn't much here to get excited about, and I may even call it, an unnecessary trip back to Albuquerque. Furthermore, as cool as it may be to see other characters from the show, it turns out to be distracting as well to see them not look as they used to 6 years ago when the show was running- an understandable thing considering people age, but since the story takes place immediately after the events of the finale, it is distracting nonetheless. ![]() What ultimately happens in the story is what you would have probably guessed back then that Jesse would do to find a new leaf on his life. Getting to see old faces, seeing those beautiful shots of New Mexico and the sharp direction of Vince Gilligan is all good and takes you back to the days of the show, but there is just not enough of a story here to compensate. Its safe, its comfortable, you know you love her soup, but nothing in there will surprise you or excite you beyond that. In fact, maybe the best way to describe El Camino is by comparing it to going to your grandmas for lunch. In fact, maybe the Want to know what happens to Jesse Pinkman after the finale of Breaking Bad? Then here you will get to know-and the results may be quite satisfying but thats only because we have known the character for such a long time. Want to know what happens to Jesse Pinkman after the finale of Breaking Bad? Then here you will get to know-and the results may be quite satisfying but thats only because we have known the character for such a long time. ![]()
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