Diego (Demián Salomón) is parked in the middle of a desolate expanse, laser-focused on a radio quiz show about his beloved Racing Club. His peaceful car-sitting session is abruptly ruined when a skydiver crashes onto his hood, a corpse drops from the clouds, and a heavily armed Interpol agent named Paula (Moro Anghileri) points a gun right at his face.
Tapped from the same snappy, chaotic vein as Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Joe Carnahan’s Smokin’ Aces, Punto Rojo revels in its own absurdity. It features comic-book visual transitions, pop-art text overlays and an unapologetic penchant for ultraviolence.
Punto Rojo possesses a lurid charisma right out of the gate, hooking audiences with an eccentric, high-concept collision of economic desperation, criminal cartels and black humor. I just wish the close lived up to so much of the wild stuff that came before. That said — this is still worth a watch.
The MVD release includes a commentary track with director Nic Loreti, a short film and a trailer. You can get it from MVD.
