Brazilian director Toniko Melo made his feature debut with this uneven drama about Brazil's biggest conman. A young man runs away from home to become a brilliant conman where he pretends to be a pilot, drug dealer, a billionaire and other VIPs. Based on a true story, Melo and his writers fail to capture the scope of the story with the right balance and tone which is unfortunate given the potential of the story. Wagner Moura stars with a brilliant performance which prevents the film from total disaster. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
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Brazilian director Toniko Melo made his feature debut with this uneven drama about Brazil's biggest conman. A young man runs away from home to become a brilliant conman where he pretends to be a pilot, drug dealer, a billionaire and other VIPs. Based on a true story, Melo and his writers fail to capture the scope of the story with the right balance and tone which is unfortunate given the potential of the story. Wagner Moura stars with a brilliant performance which prevents the film from total disaster. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
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