Noriega: God's Favorite

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Apr 14, 2009 An awful movie. I would never recommend this film to anyone. For one, it's about Manuel Noriega (A PANAMANIAN). They have Bob Hoskins (A BRITISH GUY) playing him. I like Hoskins as an actor, but that's beside the point. Anyone who knows anything about culture, knows that we (Panamanians) are NOTHING like Brits, in any way. The casting directing was a complete idiot. For one, Panama's population of Europeans is love. Most of the people are a mixture of African, Spanish, and Indian. Most of the people were White or East Asian. Then, they story of Noriega is so much more interesting than this boring film. This could've been an instant classic if done correctly. Blame that on the writer. The bumbling idiot they portrayed him to be was asinine. Blame it on the director. An instant disaster film. See more Aug 14, 2008 The strength of this film is its acceptance of the inherent absurdity of historical events and staging them as a black comedy, rather than the usual somber historical drama. Bob Hoskins is excellent as the Panamanian dictator - it's always great to see an actor of his caliber tear into a strong, meaty role. Jeffry DeMunn steals his scenes as a passive-aggressive monsignor. It's clear director Roger Spottiswoode was limited by a TV movie budget, but he makes good use of the simple sets and locations. See more Mar 6, 2008 Bob Hoskins is not the most convincing Noriega, but the story flows and if you don't know the history is still very interesting. See more Read all reviews

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