This Netflix movie centers on Lana Cruz, a disgraced actress who was fired by Hollywood and returns to Mexico to work on a movie to show she is still a star. However, she is unprepared for Polly, her greatest fan and worst nightmare.
Fans have grown in significance, particularly as social media’s impact on real life continues to grow. In an attempt to boost their brand value, celebrities have started to cultivate followers, but not all admirers are worthwhile. Some fans become evil when they are crossed, and this movie has one such fan at its core.
The narrative of TV personality Lana Cruz, whose Special Crimes program has been a hit for seven seasons, is told in this Maria Torres-directed film, which was co-written with Enrique Vazquez. Lana unintentionally strikes one of her fans during an especially difficult day of filming. On social media and news networks, the footage of Lana hitting the fan goes viral. Lana loses her job after Special Crimes is discontinued.
Nearly a year later, Lana’s agent, Carmen, convinces her to accept a project by renowned filmmaker Aristoteles that would be a historical espionage thriller set in a tiny Mexican community over the course of 40 days. She meets Polly there, who seems committed to standing with Lana even when everything seems to be against her. Polly eventually starts to doubt her loyalty to her favorite celebrity after seeing Lana’s true nature behind the scenes.
The script highlights the opinions of the entertainment business on social networking. Lana is upset with her mother since she entered the entertainment industry at a young age. Greta and Lana are not on good terms. Polly believes she can easily replace Lana once she finally reconnects with her genuine self away from the glitz and glamour of notoriety. The authors skip over these concerns in order to concentrate on the fan’s need to stand up for the celebrity and the star’s obligation to embrace that adulation without inquiry. I suppose that’s what the movie aims to say.
This movie is essentially a collection of isolated scenes with no discernible plot. Kate del Castillo’s portrayal of Lana is mostly a caricature. However, Diana Bovio’s portrayal of Polly adds depth and serves as the film’s emotional fulcrum in a sentiment-free film.
The movie attempts to examine how fans and celebrities interact in this social media age, but the portrayal is unoriginal and uninteresting. Clichés are essential to the plot’s progression. Being infamous and unpleasant nowadays pays off more, thus Lana’s loss of fame due to the Slap-Gate episode doesn’t seem real.
This Mexican movie is a bit disorganized and uses shallow mechanics. Exaggeration, drama, humor, and sometimes just plain goofy activities don’t make the movie any more entertaining. The lack of organization makes it agonizing to see the staged sequences lose their purpose.