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A gun, a song, and 20 bucks - The harder they come film review

1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film?
For me, the movie was very good - as a comedy. I know it s not the objective at all, but some of its scenes and dialogues makes it look and sound like a modern parody movie, with exaggerated performances and all. 
To illustrate this idea, the scene when Ivan fights the guy from the church (the one the preacher give his bike to), all that part is a disaster, Ivan kills (I guess) the guy, then goes with the judge and he lets him go for aparently no reason. It's very weird actually.
What I don't like is, first, the camera work, because most of the scenes are very shaky, and seconf,how most of the characters aren't very developed, outside of Ivan and Elsa.

 2. Who is your favorite character from the film?

 My favorite character is Ivan. Even if he became a very selfish and moraly ambiguous person, he had a special kind of charm and one couldn't help but like im. He's a funny guy, and I think it is very interesting how he was able to make his dream of being famous come true by a very unorthodox way.

 3. Would you recommend this film to someone, why/why not?

 I'd highky recommend this film to anyone who wants to watch a funny and different movie. It has a very good main character, and a overall solid story (although  with many rhythm and screenplay problems) that I think many people can enjoy, all this with an stellar soundtrack that tells a lot about the culture its based on.
However, I'd not recommend this to someone who wants to watch a world changing, serious movie, because this one is not it.

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