Great acting by Michael Pena.
Interesting information about Bronx area in LA.
There are several 'miss' in the movie though: - the camera angles... seriously, this hand-held thing becomes all frequent and disturbing in most parts - didn't know whose camera being used for which scene in the movie (first I thought it was only Brian's camera, then the cartel also has camera, and when Brian and Janet made love, who was shooting them?)
- this is a famous question but: why the heck did the police took so long to help their officers?
The overall movie though, disappointing. Too much expose on the wedding thing but too short about the climax action.