Release: Cocaine Cowboys

Cocaine Cowboys
Genre: Crime/Drama/Biography
Director: Michael Bay
Writer: Dwight Gallo
Based on the documentary
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Caleb Landry Jones, Salma Hayek, Jason Clarke, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Leven Rambin, Jacob Vargas, Esai Morales, Amaury Nolasco, Raul Esparza




Budget: $120,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $258,513,089
Foreign Box Office: $177,900,441
Total Profit: $109,852,909

Reaction: We certainly weren't expecting an R-Rated true crime film to become one of the biggest hits of the season so far, but it goes in line with the unpredictability of this season so far. It is now also the highest grossing crime film released by the studio to date.

"While the film covers some similar ground as films like Blow with Johnny Depp or American Made with Tom Cruise and shows like Netflix's 'Narcos', Cocaine Cowboys presents several different interesting points of view for the criminal takeover of Miami in the earl 1980s. Those points of view are where Cocaine Cowboys excels, with Dwight Gallo's writing doing an excellent job of making all of the characters feel authentic. At the end, it felt like there was still story to tell, but I suppose it had to end at some point." - Tony Angle, FilmWeek

"Director Michael Bay may seem like an odd choice for this crime drama as he is mostly known for his skills as an action director, but he uses that flair here to make a stylish, morally complex crime saga full of colorful criminal characters. His established skill at capturing Miami on camera was put to great use in the film. While the film features similar beats to other crime films, the attention to characters and details help set this film from the crowd." - Daniella Buoniconti, Miami Herald

"Going all the way back to early films like Blackwater, Dwight Gallo has always been great at painting characters in shades of gray. In Cocaine Cowboys, there are no good guys, just slightly less bad guys. The motivations of the characters are simple, and they are played by committed performers. Everyone gets great performance moments, but standout points have to Hayek's as the cruel 'Godmother' and Garcia-Rulfo as her ruthless hitman who is pushed to his limits by her demands. The film plays like a Miami-set version of Goodfellas, and I mean that as very high praise." - Dave Manning, The Ridgefield Press

Rated R for graphic violence and gruesome images, drug use, language and sexuality/nudity