“Dangerous Lies” is as Predictable as Can be
The film may be a thriller, but I wasn’t thrilled by it. If anything, I was bored and annoyed.
Turistas del narco
Mexican drug trafficker Salvador López, along with his Peruvian partners Leonardo and Rafael, are celebrating the success of their alliance at a private gathering. In the middle of the party, Jorge Cisneros arrives, offering the Peruvians the opportunity to become one of their buyers, which enrages Salvador. The Peruvians reject him, and Cisneros leaves, offended, later attempting to kill the Peruvians. Thus begins an all-out war.
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Mexican drug trafficker Salvador López, along with his Peruvian partners Leonardo and Rafael, are celebrating the success of their alliance at a private gathering. In the middle of the party, Jorge Cisneros arrives, offering the Peruvians the opportunity to become one of their buyers, which enrages Salvador. The Peruvians reject him, and Cisneros leaves, offended, later attempting to kill the Peruvians. Thus begins an all-out war.
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