An unnecessary and well made epilogue for one of the best characters from Breaking Bad. Aaron Paul is great and I loved getting more time with Jesse Pinkman and some of the other characters.
2 / 2 directing & technical aspect
0 / 1 story
.5 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
1 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
.5 / 1 writing
0 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think
0 / 1 misc
6 / 10
It was just a long epilogue episode, not a movie.
As a BB fan am I glad this movie got made? I guess so.
I’m not entirely sure we needed to know this part of the story though.
Some things are better never explained.
It was alright. Nothing special, no real surprises, everything you can imagine that happens to Jessie after breaking bad happens. Nothing surprised me here. I'm not sure this movie needed to be made.
Was it necessary? No. Was it everything I had hoped for and left me even more satisfied than before with the ending of Jesse's story? Definitely. Was it amazing to see a lot of the old characters I had grown to love and watch for so long? Yes. Am I glad it was made? Abso-fucking-lutely.
It was great to find out what happened to Jesse after the end of the main series, really great film, a must see for long term fans.
Sure, you can watch it without having seen Breaking Bad, but that would be like watching Avengers: Endgame without having seen any of the Marvel movies. You'll get the essence of it, but you don't have a deeper sense about the characters and their motivation, or an understanding of some of the references that are being made. Personally, I really like that it builds on where we left off; it doesn't pander to an audience that isn't willing to invest their time in the show. So I'd advise anyone to watch the show first, mainly because the core of it was undeniably strong. The story and characters were magnificent. El Camino benefits from that. If these weren't the characters we'd know and love from Breaking Bad, this movie wouldn't be nearly as good. As a story, it is a nice epilogue to Breaking Bad, albeit fairly predictable and a bit needless (because Jesse's character doesn't really have an arc throughout this movie). The actors are, of course, great (Aaron Paul and Meth Damon in particular).
The weakest part of the show, to me, has always been the directing. I always found it to be fairly lifeless, particularly in the first two seasons. El Camino is no different. Scenes are often quiet and really drawn out, with shots that are being held for way too long. Some directors, like Alfonso Cuarón or Steven Spielberg, get away with this, but that is only because they constantly keep the camera moving. Some shows, like Mr. Robot, use really interesting angles and colour in order to make the longer shots hold your attention. Don't get me wrong, the show and this movie are definitely far above sit-com level cinematography, but the shots aren't so special that they justify being held for 8-10 seconds. Some people will proclaim it to be a unique and interesting style, but to me it has always been a recipe for bad pacing. And that's very strange when you think about it, because the show and this movie definitely aren't uneventful. Finally, I'll also say that some of the fan service in this movie doesn't work, because it doesn't add anything to the story. For as nice as it was to see Walter White and Jessica Jones again, they really should've been deleted them from the final cut of this movie.
6/10
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘El Camino’:
i found this movie oddly satisfying
Honestly feels like 2 more hour long episodes concluding Jesses part in the main story. It gave me closure so I can sleep easy knowing what happened to him.
Well.. I'm kinda disappointed
A surprise to be sure but a welcome one. Nothing really mind blowing things happening like in the series but just a little glimpse of Jesse’s post-BB adventures.
Damn , it’s cool man
I’m glad they made a movie after the ending of the series left you short, it was a good cook and sound performance from Aaron Paul.
RIP robert forster that passed away the other day and this being his last film.
Super movie, if you are searching for something connected with BB.
If the final season of Breaking Bad were an earthquake, this would be its aftershock. Not just because it follows chronologically, or because it's a less violent, traumatic event (though both are true), but because it's so essentially associated.
El Camino regularly calls back to events from the original series, revisiting characters, scenes and developments through a vibrant, smoothly-related series of flashbacks and memories. Like a serpent winding over the sand, writer/director Vince Gilligan delicately slithers through old scenery, adds a new layer of context, then immediately relates it to the present. It's a more elegant solution to the same problem HBO's Deadwood movie addressed earlier this year: how do we remind viewers of an important scene when it may have been a decade (or more) since they last watched it? HBO went at it with a hammer, slamming old footage abruptly into the mix, while Gilligan works with a scalpel, remembering and elaborating in the same breath. Fans of the series will, no doubt, relish the chance to re-visit this territory; to occupy the same space; to gain fresh perspective; to discover a new sense of closure. It moves like a TV program in film's clothing: expansive and deliberate, patient enough to chase those dangling threads, even if they divert from the greater narrative. Which, in this instance, works because that main storyline is rather simple. It's a loose end itself, left hanging when the series ended six years ago, but not a very long one.
As was often the case with the series, El Camino is all about rich character moments, fabulous cinematography and powerful acting. Aaron Paul is the film's constant, digging deep to deliver an impressive, nuanced performance that merits the extra screen time. He's joined by several strong supporting players - a few regulars from the show's prime and just as many bit players with newly-expanded roles - but those appearances always flicker and fade. This is Paul's show, and he brings the goods.
Nothing too shocking but it was fun to watch breaking bad related content again.
Man... My braking bad feelings were all over the place.
This was an intense ride for Jesse.
Todd was creepy as hell!
Skinny and Badger are THE BEST FRIENDS EVER.
Aww... those flashbacks... those characters...
This was a good movie.
A good closure.
This wasn't a disappointment per se, in that it was well made and didn't do anything to take away from the rest of the BB/BCS universe.
That said (unlike BCS) this film doesn't really stand on it's own. It's basically two hours of the filler scenes that provide important info, but don't make the show what it is. Yes, El Camino does "answer some questions," but in a way that pretty neatly ties up the loose ends without anything too surprising happening. I guess if your a true fan it's worth the time to watch, but it's not something I would watch twice (unlike BB, unlike BCS).
Perhaps the writers were too worried about messing up the very well designed BB plotline, which I totally get. But the result was a sort of milquetoast film that didn't really meet my expectations.
you'll love it if you loved bb
gives u the feeling to watch the tv show all over again
Lovely to end Jesse Pinkmans story on a high note with a very happy ending
First of all, can I just congratulate the whole cast and crew with the amazing cinematography that really gives a credit to the film with great acting and a great director by Vince Gilligan. This film is not going to surpass the exquisiteness of Breaking Bad, nevertheless it gives us a great slow pace look into Jesses story from the past with his experiences along with trying to flee the country to finally get the life he deserves. This film takes the focus off Walt as we know he was left bleeding out on the floor at the end of Breaking Bad where Jesse drives off through the gate into the distance leaving Walt behind bleeding out finally being free with him and his El Camino to hit the road. We see a lot of familiar faces throughout this movie such as Mike, Badger, Skinny Pete just to name a few. You feel suspense throughout the whole movie hoping that Jesse does not get caught or even worse killed. There were a few comedic jokes in the film to make the viewers laugh, but overall it gives out a dark atmosphere as Jesse is literally running for his life. With some of the flashbacks into Breaking Bad where we see Jesse in a state of depression when he is forced to work for the Neo Nazis, showing the suffering pain that he was going through at that moment in time and being locked up in this cage pit, therefore you really get a look into Jesses mind in that moment. On the other hand we see Jesse in the flashback set in the times of Breaking Bad where he has a benevolent side to him, where Jesse does not want any violence he wants to get out of the drug business to sort his life out and maybe go to college/university where obviously that does not go to plan shown through the ending of Breaking Bad. This movie gives off the vibe as being slow pace yet dramatic more like a tribute to the astounding benevolent Jesse Pinkman, which it gives us Breaking Bad fans the closure that we need, therefore leaving us with a lovely happy ending to Jesses story that leaves you pleasantly surprised. Vince Gilligan did a phenomenal job of producing El Camino I give this movie a ten out of ten as it really does satisfy you with a really nice ending.
Well, it brings season 5 to a total number of 18 episodes. Doesn't ruin the show and doesn't add much.
I'll go write my own Breaking Bad continuation story now.
It's hard to make a review without spoilers, but I'll try.
First of all, I think this would have been much better if it were a miniseries and not a movie, Gilligan has a particular way to tell stories and I couldn't help but feel that he had to give up many ideas and many character and story developement points sticking with a two hour run time movie. It feels that way dueto the amount of screen time dedicated to flashbacks that add some information, but also create a somewhat unnecessary tension since we already know where it will go, at least who has seen the show. Gilligan stated that in his opinion you didn't have to have seen the show to appreciate the movie, and because of these flashbacks that push too much on the series, with little cameos and all, I don't think it's really true.
Another thing I couldn't wrap my mind around was the fact that the actors, of course, have aged and everytime I saw a young Jessee or Todd it would take me out of the movie, Todd particularly.
There are some really good parts, the first act and a few scenes that lead to the end, that I won't spoil.
I won't discuss the finale, which I liked, but I seriously wish it would have been a series, because it would make my critiques worthless, with more time dedicated to the run for safety and the flashback would have felt less for nostalgia's sake and more relevant.
that was a good episode.
The only thing that happens here is jesse's change from hobo to a badass
As a Breaking Bad fan, I love this film. As a fan of film in general, I love this film.
Was it wholly necessary? No. Everything that you can assume happens to Jesse after the events of Felina happen to him here. But they did such a damn good job at portraying what happens to him, through clever use of past characters without making them feel like they were forced or shoved in, and overall it had a really dramatic and gripping story. The further insight it gave into Jesse's time in captivity that the show couldn't focus on due to having to focus more on Walt's story is greatly appreciated here as well, not to mention the amazing Walter White flashback scene .
10/10 for me
I enjoyed this so much. Was a great ending to the series.
WORTH TO WATCH
Six years after the end of the already cult-breaking crime series "Breaking Bad", Netflix has decided to revive this story and present a film that would provide important answers to the rather ambiguous and not very clear ending of the series which shocked many fans. So this hidden project turned out to be El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
The story of the full-length movie revolves around the Chevrolet El Camino vehicle which Jesse Pinkman used to runaway, where his life ended at that moment when Walter White decided to "retire" from his profitable business in an ancient and tried-and-tested way. And now Jesse has to adjust to a situation that can cost him a lot (I could have written this differently, but I don't want to "spoil" those, who haven't watched the series yet).
I think the most important question many people ask is - is it worth watching a movie if you haven't watched the series? My answer would be, yes, it is possible because the movie looks quite self-contained due to the way it is presented, but you can only enjoy it if you've watched the series because the heroes were close to you and the situations make you feel a bit nostalgic for the show itself.
Now about the movie itself. I really don't want to leave any "spoilers" because that would just wrong for the people who haven't watched the movie yet. The story is closely linked to the main show, which gives us a great deal of response to episodes that weren't fully developed in the final season. However, if we reject the television show itself, the tape provides quite serious entertainment, as the topics covered here make the actors' actions and their attitudes towards the situation understandable. Those situations can once take them to the edge of the abyss. So we also get some social topics to think about.
The film itself leaves a good impression after the screening, as it is not some banal narrative that has been written due to the popularity of the series, but rather a well-written story about current topics that should not leave anyone indifferent. At least in the US for sure. Only one con would be that everything is going too fast, so it would take a few more episodes or just a mini-series of 8-10 series to enjoy what the film's creators showed. But for the end... Applause while standing up.
The characters in the film are charismatic just like in the series, so there is no less sympathy for Jesse than for his performance in the five seasons of "Breaking Bad". There are also a few familiar heroes from the series who have been featured in the trailer to add the wholeness so that we viewers can once again find ourselves in this merciless world of drug traffickers and drug addicts.
Technically, the film does go down well with the series - music, makeup, hairstyles and costumes, locations, camera work, video and audio montage and scenery - it just looked so great. As there were no moments feeling like you were watching the series again.
As for the actors - Aaron Paul is still as cool as he was eleven years ago when the series first hit television. The film again featured the same Jesse we loved so much. His dramatic performance, in my opinion, was even better than some episodes in the series itself. Other featured actors you could see were Jonathan Banks, Robert Forster, Charles Baker, Jesse Plemons.
In conclusion, it's a great tribute to the fans of the series and a high quality movie (epilogue), that is worth watching solely for the sporting interest. "NETFLIX" is finally back again with a good and serious full-length project.
Oh man how much I miss breaking bad
Anyway, the movie was good and enjoyable
I'm glad they didn't try to overdo it since it's a sequel to one of the greatest TV shows in history, yet they just treated it like a regular movie following a damaged boy who's trying to start over
I haven't read any reviews so I watched this with zero expectations and I'm glad I did cuz otherwise I would have a different experience
The movie did what it wanted to do which is giving Jesse Pinkman a closure and nothing more so I have no complains
And in the end I just want to say
Stay Safe Bitch
First of all, it was not a bad movie. It was well written and well acted, as you could expect. It might not be very special, but as a Breaking Bad fan, I genuinely loved seeing this movie.
When the end credits started rolling, I felt I wanted to see some more, that the story wasn't quite completed. The one thing I would have liked to see is some sort of "X years later" scene, where we would have seen how Jesse is doing after living there for a while.
However, I'm more than ok with this ending and the fact that this movie was made in the first place.
This was my 6th breaking bad rewatch, and the 4th time I ended it with this movie. And its always a Banger!
A perfectly good epilogue. It’s not much in its own, but it’s not meant to be. It provides closure for Jesse, Badger and Skinny Pete are great, it’s shot well. It runs as an extended episode of the show but not as one of its greatest ones. It’s a nice capstone to a show I finally got to last year, and a nice way to ring in the new year.
It is pinkman movie, not BB movie.
I suppose for anyone particularly interested, the movie explains what happens to Jesse after Breaking Bad and in some cases there's a definite need for a spin off movie or two like this to plug gaps. Trouble is though such movies need to be good and interesting in their own right and this isn't, it's just watchable. Whether the time to watch it was worth investing will depend on how bothered you are a) about what happened to the guy and b) whether what happened is interesting enough to make a movie about it. For me it was just dull and slow so no, it wasn't worth the time.
While a decent enough send off to these Breaking Bad characters I don't think this film offers much more than fan service. This film is 100% pointless if you don't watch Breaking Bad first. I also thin that while a pretty good movie the elements that made Breaking bad so great are here but are not the focus. I'm Glad that Better Call Saul is still releasing and that will be the real final send off to this universe as oppose to this just "ok" movie.
I hope you find happiness, Mr. Driscoll.
"You're really lucky, you know that? You didn't have to wait your whole life to do something special."
I love Breaking Bad. I love Better Call Saul. They both have their slow moments and also their epic moments. The same could be said about El Camino. Still not sure how I feel about it, but I do know this: I sure do miss Walter White.
So great!
You could say this is an unnecessary follow-up, but I believe 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie' is an excellent add-on to the television show.
Vince Gilligan, as I expected, hits it out the park with this. Aaron Paul does too, it's a joy to see him reprise the role of Jesse Pinkman - he's brilliant. Jesse Plemons is terrific here, he fully commits to Todd with a quality performance.
The only criticism of this is the lack of continuity on how the characters look six years on, especially for Jesse and Todd. That's only a minor detail though, as the acting remains top notch.
I like the premise, the stuff with Kandy's crew is a little less interesting than the stuff with Pete, Badger, Mike etc. Not to say the former is dull, far from it - the complete opposite in fact.
I will say it's probably only worth viewing if you've seen 'Breaking Bad' itself, as it'll make for a fantastic watch if you have.
I hate it. I mean not because it was bad, but because I want more. When it ended, I was like "That's it?" Also, another thought I had: this movie was probably initially pitched as a one season sequel to the BB universe, but ended up being proposed into a 2 hour movie. Not bad though, it kinda closed Jesse's story in the BB universe. :thumbsup:
A MUST SEE for every Breaking Bad fan. Got me directly back with a epic other POV into the "good old Mr White" days.
I'm glad they released this, there were some great aspects to it, I kind of liked the pace even though others weren't keen I'm sure. I don't feel it was quite necessary to be made in ways as I felt Jesse's story was kind of sweet to be left up to us at the end of Breaking Bad and I kind of always predicted this would be his ending anyway. All in all pretty good 8 out 10, not a patch on the series!
Suffers from what I now term 'Better Call Saul' syndrome... That is, it's very well made but its plot has been dragged out over too long a runtime. There isn't enough here for 2 hours. It feels more like it should have been an epilogue episode at the end of the 5th series....
It also tries to make up for the lack of action by having cameos by - you guessed it! - Walter White and Jane and Mike.
It's very well shot. Aaron Paul acts well. It shows that there is scope for a GOOD Breaking Bad sequel but that's now shot as they've used their chance up.
A shame that the plot was thin, the pacing as slow as BCS unfortunately employs, and the cheap use of cameos for the sake of cameos.
I can't say that it was bad nor that it was particularly good. It just about kept my attention throughout but I was left underwhelmed.
6/10
Disappointing... Don't expect this to be anything like Breaking Bad, it's clearly not. Too slow-paced in my opinion.
Was good to see those characters again. Worth it!
The final tremors of Jesse's story arc. Nostalgic, gritty, and gruesome - the underling emerges from the shadow of his lovable, dead mentor. Engaging for all classes of fans: it may not have been necessary to make but it's worth it - like a extended-cut Easter egg.
This is not a movie, this is a long epilogue episode. It feels like a farewell tour through many of the significant characters, and it makes the happy ending for Jesse much more explicit. It really does not do that much more. The visuals and soundtrack were still on point.
Did it need to be made, to answer an important open question or something? Probably not. But it existing also doesn't take away anything from the series and the original ending, so it's probably a good thing.
It was good. Like others have said: we didn’t really need it. His ending was pretty much implied. But it was great fun romping through the BB characters again. Think of this as simply a supplemental watch rather than a “need” to watch.
Worth the wait but a bit lacking? Good to see Jesse transform from a lost kid to a man. Maybe El Camino the TV show?
Except directing and atmosphere this was a poor super slowed pace movie..I am a big fan of breaking bad but i was dissapointed for sure..You are waiting for something to happen but then nothing until the end..Maybe i missed something but this could be a masterpiece but ended up bad...
[8.4/10] When I think about Jesse Pinkman’s journey over five seasons of Breaking Bad, I think of how he changed in terms of his potential and his morality. He was the layabout accessory to Walter White’s destructive brilliance, until he came into his own, as a cook and as a part of something. He was the screw-up the Schraders considered “trash,” but he turned out to have the bigger heart, to feel so much the pain he had caused to this world.
So when El Camino was announced. I wondered where else there was for him to go. After Vince Gilligan and his colleagues made a spin-off prequel about a tertiary character into one of the best shows on television, it’s worth trusting that creative team wherever they want to take us. Still, Breaking Bad ended with closure -- more for Walt than for Jesse -- but with enough of a suggestion of what’s to come to warrant wondering what a Pinkman-focused epilogue would have left to show us.
The answer is a story of recovery and escape, as Jesse tries to evade the cops, scrounge what he needs to get by, and get the hell out of dodge. It is also an opportunity for Gilligan & co. to do what they do best -- back their characters into corners and then find tense, clever, and creative ways for them to work themselves out.
But most of all it’s a story about agency, and with that, about tying off the last dangling thread of transformation for Jesse Pinkman after Breaking Bad. The purpose of the story El Camino tells in the past is to show us the ways in which Jesse has, for a very long time, had his life directed by other forces. Whether it was Walt’s scheme or Gus’s operation, or just the general listlessness with which he drifted through his existence, he was object, not subject, in his own life.
But the story the movie tells in the present is about him being rid of all those encumbrances, and even the wreckage that his life had become, and making choices for himself. It’s a story about him being without Walt, without Mike, without Gus, without his parents, without Jane or Andrea or most of the meager support system that ordered him around or used him or generally set the course for this young man.
It is also, naturally, a story about being on the run from the police. Those fans who tuned into Breaking Bad less for the cerebral interrogation of what evils (and goodness) lies within the hearts of men, and more for the heart-pumping games of cops and robbers will not walk away disappointed. Not only does El Camino check in with almost every significant figure that Jesse crossed paths with, but it delivers the sort of life-and-death puzzles and grimy tension that the original series thrived on.
Gilligan (who both wrote and directed the movie) takes time to show Jesse recovering from the PTSD of having been locked in a cage by Neo Nazi fucks for months on end, suffering from the prospect of having to kill an innocent person again, and basking in the hard-won freedom that he can finally enjoy.
But he also shows Pinkman evading the police’s efforts to use the lojack attached to the titular car (thanks to an unexpectedly brilliant plan from a kindhearted Skinny Pete!), thinking his way out of a scrape with a pair of crooks masquerading as beat cops, and bargaining his way into a ticket out of town with Saul Goodman’s “disappearer” before he sics the authorities on him.
Each of these sequences, whether in the quieter moments or the more pulse-quickening ones, is done to visual perfection. Breaking Bad fans will appreciate the standard desolate-but-beautiful desert landscapes and time lapses. But Gilligan also includes some of his usual stellar montages, where a search for hidden cash becomes a way to communicate the tactile hardship of the task. Low lights and shadows and Jesse’s face reflected in mirrors represent the way the film and its protagonist are working out his identity. And quick cuts from saccharine love songs to a captive digging a grave capture the starkness and dark humor that always permeated the show.
He also includes the characters that always made the series so engrossing, even between the big bangs. Everyone from psychopath-next-door Todd Alquist to the doctrinaire but fair “vacuum repairman” Ed Galbraith, to a meddling, nothing-better-to-do neighbor make an impression. Those figures lead to weird laughs -- whether it’s Todd crooning along to the radio with a corpse in his truck, or the nosy neighbor offering his useless assistance -- and consistently add color to this world. Aaron Paul gives his usual amazing performance as Pinkman, and manages to hold the center opposite all of these fantastic scene partners, no matter what stage of Jesse’s life he’s inhabiting at the moment.
El Camino cuts back and forth to those different points often, doing a greatest hits of Jesse’s meaningful interactions with hallowed Breaking Bad figures past and present. But the film never devolves into fanservice. While it indulges a little explicitly in the series’s “it’s really a Western” roots, it uses those flashbacks to inform the present in meaningful ways, not just to play a game of “remember when.” Jesse’s interactions with Todd in the past might prove to be the key to getting him on his feet in the present, or suggest how and why Jesse knows where to go next.
But they also speak to the gigantic step Jesse is taking through all of this. El Camino opens on Mike Ehrmantraut all but demanding that Jesse start making choices for himself rather than bending to the whims of others. It closes with Jane telling him that “going where the universe” takes you as a crock, and that he needs to make his own decision. In his awkward, Walter White way, Jesse’s partner in crime writes off his encouragement as “just making conversation” but also subtly reveals his belief that Jesse can do something special, particularly with so much of his life left ahead of him.
The Jesse Pinkman we see as this epilogue closes is one taking those lessons to heart. He makes choices here: finding his own ways out of trouble, writing his own ticket to a new life, and when he has no other choice, taking out the people who saw his suffering and did nothing. The Jesse we leave the world of Breaking Bad with is one who acts, rather than is acted upon, who chooses, rather than has choices thrust upon him, and who, unlike the man he followed through so much of the series, seizes his opportunity to have a second chance and learn from all of this.
El Camino justifies itself by adding one last capstone to Jesse’s transformations over so many episodes -- from a young man dealing with the effects of so many others, to one finally driving after his own cause.
did i like seeing jesse pinkman on my screen again? absolutely
do i feel like this movie needed to be made? absolutely not
i don't think i got anything useful out of this movie except maybe even more sadness about what happened to jesse.
this doesn't even count as a vendetta movie since the people who imprisoned him already died or were arrested by the police.
i would've loved to see todd finally die, he was disgusting, but just like every other character they vanished from the plot and you're just left asking yourself 'oh but what about skinny pete? and badger? how did his parents react to not finding him at the pond?'
i am glad thought that they did jesse's character right. that's what i was worried about the most when i first heard about this movie. that they would've made him cook again to make some money or something. glad that didn't happen. could've done without the walter white fanservice though. i also didn't fall for their fake bait-and-switch. he's dead, give it a rest.
Boy did Jesse Plemons got phat xD
It was like an extra episode.
Didn't really get what I was hoping for but it was good to see Walter once again.
For some reason, I feel sad after watching this. Someone explain this feeling!
I'm one of those peeps who watched this too early, after season 1. I think I must have lacked so much context that 7 years later, after watching the rest of BB, this movie is, not surprisingly, more enjoyable with all the context and character development that has taken place.
I agree with others that this is more of an epilogue and it brings closure to Jesse and his future.
Can't help but wonder what more others were expecting when so many characters have been killed off?!
Did this movie need to happen? No, probably not. But I think it was done right in that it didn't try to change anything that happened in Breaking Bad. But it got to show us what Jesse was going through in that last season, gave closure to Jesse's story arc and finally closed the book on the Breaking Bad universe.
Everything I wanted. Gives closure to Jesse's story without ruining the ending of BB.
i care about jesse pinkman more than i care about most of my family
纯续命, watched at 2023-05-29, imported from douban
what the hell happened to todd?
Love the rdr2 references. "God damn O’Driscolls"
Movie was cool, delivers an ending to a somewhat open ending of the character on the show.
Nostalgia trip for Breaking Bad fans as all the main actors are back, maybe unnecessary and definitely not special, but not in a bad way. Definitely well made and a nice way to close the book on breaking bad.
The best of the breaking bad universe.. I know people love BB and even better call Saul.. But this does all the shows justice as a whole.
It was ok but it really needed another exciting scene or two. The diner scene at the end was fun but not really worth almost 2 hrs for lol
It's good, though I think the events show didn't have to be 2 hours and 2 minutes.
I’m sure this goes without saying but this plays much better right after a Breaking Bad rewatch, with the show fresh in my mind and without the stress of having to justify its own existence years after the finale. It really is a great epilogue and I think Aaron Paula’s performance is not talked about enough, you also have to love and assume that Vince Gilligan’s sole reason to do this was to have a classic western showdown. VRAVO BINCE!
Very nice conclusion for a very good series. It was great to dive into the world of Breaking Bad again. Especially to accompany Jesse Pinkman.
It is worse than any episode of BB.
the movie was made to continuing the series Breaking Bad cuz after Breaking bad finished ....so its like in breaking bad we finished the circle of Walter in that movie we will finish the circle of Jesse its awesome that u feel like...that movie is more than one breaking bad eps at one time....and at the same time its talking about something different than breaking bad...I rly enjoyed the movie I can put it as one of my fav drama movies.....ofc shout out to Vince Gilligan cuz the directing and editing style is sooooo freaking good....I don't know but at the end of it when Jane appeared when they were talking about philosophy I didn't rly get it what it relates to the movie....and why its here...I tried to think about it and I just end up saying they made cuz its a drama movie.....I mean Jesse chose to be in that career and he said that the philosophy is r or smth which is doesn't make sense ....cuz he did the opposite...unless that scene didnt happen and he just imagined it..!!! also the thing that the movie is out after years from breaking bad the actors changed and stuff its just one actor that we can rly notice that and it didnt bother me at all so yh...the movie is great....
Not what I expected. Left me wanting more
Good not great. Beautifully shot, well acted, but more of a lighter hearted revisiting than anything else. Lacked the weight of the series, even through Jesse's fifteen haircuts. But I enjoyed watching it, it feels familiar and cozy, and the time flew by.
There was no need for this movie and specially not 2 hours long.. It should have been a 40 min episode... maybe the purpose was to make me want to watch BB again... and yeah i will probably
Main criticism about the movie: "I didn't want this movie. This is what I imagined his life would turn out to be like.
Also, Joker released in the same month
having actually never seen Breaking Bad, this was crap lol
no idea wtf was going on. I hope BB fans got something out of it because I didn't
7 - Good
Kind of feels like just another episode of breaking bad, that's saying it's a great movie but as many have pointed out is it worth telling?
It feels so good to see Walt! You will always be my favourite
Never seen the TV series. This movie was really boring and bad. I quit watching after the vacuum store meeting. BOOORING
Should have watched it on 1.30x speed.. Nothing special, might even say it's kinda bad when you leave your Breaking Bad nostalgia out of it and just rate it for what it is.
As always, I was late to the Breaking Bad party, in fact so late I only watched the entirety of this show for the first time in the past couple of weeks, after Better Call Saul's most recent season. Having seen the show's finale and then this movie the very next day as if it was an extended ending raises the question of its necessity even more, I think. Something just felt off, especially in those flashbacks scenes.. It's not a bad movie, but a very safe one, too predictable and overall just something that didn't need to happen.
Anyway, here are a couple of additional thoughts:
- Todd is one of the most disturbing characters
- That shot from above into Todd's apartment :ok_hand_tone1:
- The landscapes :ok_hand_tone1::ok_hand_tone1:
- Jesse in a wool sweater :ok_hand_tone1::ok_hand_tone1::ok_hand_tone1:
Completely unnecessary side story that just felt like a mediocre episode of the show. At times even just felt like a B-reel.
not really a great movie, has no story, its jist a closure of what breaking bad could be, i felt like watching the last episode of its season
I had a lot of reservations about seeing this film. Many of the reviews said "if you liked Breaking Bad you will probably like this" - that made me really nervous. I loved Breaking Bad and love the hell out of Better Call Saul but I want to see a good movie and not just a ghost of something that I loved.
Well, those reviews/warnings were pretty accurate. The movie feels like Breaking Bad in terms of pacing and some of the secondary characters and that will be enough for most BB fans to watch it. If you're not a fan of BB then there is absolutely no reason to watch even a moment of this film. I think the major problem is that it doesn't have any conflict on its own merits. Any of the drama that it has it owes to drama that already played out in BB. I think this is the reason that it spends so much time in the past - it really doesn't have anything new to say about the present. We're supposed to be invested just to see if Jessie can get away? Really? Jessie is an interesting character but there is a scene towards the end of the film that reminds us just why BB was so good.
At first the flashbacks were mildly interesting as I thought they were going somewhere with them. After a while they really became pointless and ultimately served very little other than nostalgia. It's almost as if they made a Sopranos movie and showed Tony picking up his dry cleaning the morning he was killed. Who cares? This is where a movie like Rogue One really succeeded. Rather than living off of the good will earned by the franchise it found a story that could be told and perfectly sprinkled in select characters from the franchise.
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This was terrible. Totally unnecessary. We learn nothing, we don't get anything interesting. So they have nothing and all they could do was to put flashbacks with the original stars to shout, hey look at this, this is Breaking Bad. On the top of nothingness, it also diminishes the Series Finale. The Series Finale, makes you imagine Jesse being redeemed and free for a brighter future. This, makes him a criminal on the run with no life.
Very boring and drawn out. Completely unnecessary, nothing really happens at all throughout the whole film.
Not a bad movie at all and, I think like many others, I was glad to see Jesse Pinkman again. But I feel like the whole movie didn’t really take us further ?
At the end of BB we see Jesse finally breaking free and driving away, it was left to our imagination and hopes what would happen to him. This movie shows us where he goes right after everything in the series finale goes down but ends on a similar note: him on the road with a promising future, finally free and completely serene this time. Grateful this movie was made but I can’t help but compare it to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul: to me, El Camino is not on the same level. So, I guess I’m a bit disappointed by El Camino and what makes it slightly worse is that I didn’t even ask for it nor was I expecting it.
Netflix is determined to give us an ending to every great series ever made. I sometimes wish they didn't do that. Let the unknown be unknown. "...there are known knows; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know." I was fine with not knowing what happened to Jesse. But that is not to say the movie wasn't good. It's tricky.
What a disgrace. Nobody should remember this great show with this movie. I couldn't make it through the first hour because literally there was nothing of relevance going on. This is a mess...
I liked the movie but I almost wish I didn’t know what happened to Jesse Pinkman... still good and a must watch for Breaking Bad lovers.
At least he didn't become a lumberjack.
didnt ask for it but my oh my, definitely enjoyed it, a must see
I'm not going to lie, I expected much more from the movie. This extension felt unnecessary and perhaps even rather destructive. My imagination did a better job.
That being said it's not a bad movie. Just not that good either.
Definitely not necessary, but so nice to have, El Camino is the valet service of epilogues. It was comfy to just be back inside the BB universe and while the cameo's felt a little forced and fan servicey, I'm by no means complaining.
It was decent. I guess there had to be a more definite ending for Jesse Pinkman. After what caused him to pass by the one chance to have a fresh start in the show, and everything that ensued afterward, he was granted a rare, second chance and took it this time. One can hope that he's cherishing it wholly. If anyone really, truly deserves that, it's him. Most of the movie was a journey of his to escape everything, to get a fresh start, with flashback scenes intertwined with the said journey, to add more plot that happened off-screen, in between the timeline of the show, that honestly, was the most enjoyable part of the movie, especially the one in the eating establishment that included a particular character, which gave me a unexplainable feeling. The cinematography was on-point, as to be expected. In general, this was an all-around, enjoyable movie. I'm satisfied. But I can understand why there may be people who didn't enjoy it. It isn't for everyone, that's what I think.
RPG movie about Pinkman looting places. Still, I liked it.
Nothing special. This more looked like 2 episodes from the beginning of never released Breaking Bad season 6.
A nice if somewhat unnecessary epilogue for Jesse Pinkman following the events of Breaking Bad. It is missing much of the dark humor and perfect dynamic between Walt and Jesse that made the show's formula really sing, but there are a series of enjoyable cameo appearances and answers to questions that I didn't realize I still had.
My notes while watching.....
The video game part had me like damn bad CGI. Haha I’m sure that was the point. That got my a$$ good. lol
I love the way skinny Pete says Jesse lol
I didn’t realize how much I missed ol badger and skinny Pete
Good to have homies like them. Them boys are showing mad love!!!
Dang he was found dead (still hoping for a future movie with him working for the government or some shit.) :pray: lol I don’t care how far fetch it is. I’d watch the hell out of it!!
Them damn camera tricks. Got me with the peephole thing like the video game. Looking out for scenes like that now. Pretty cool!!
They really reminding us how much of a sociopath Todd was. Lol
Dang Jesse got no luck. The money not in the books.
Oh snap he still may have some luck. lol
Just like Jesse to turn on the TV!! lol
I wonder what Walter was doing at the exact moment Jesse was going through hell with Todd. haha id watch that “hint hint”!!!!
Seriously now I have to go back and watch Todd die again. Damn that sounds morbid!!! Just saying!! He is really digging into my skin. Well done!!!!
So crazy how Jesse looking for money in Todd’s spot is reminiscent of the time they ran the battery out in the rv or the fly episode.
Starting to think Todd took jesse’s advice and put the money in the bank. lol jk he’s going to find it!!! I have faith. He will find it by pure dumb luck and then lose it some how. Hahaha.
Love how we subtly get our confirmations for jesse’s plan.
I’m praying they end this so there are future movies or 6 episode seasons.
Oh helll Marla Gibbs. Should of led with that. I love this movie. Hahaha
Lol classic Jesse he making so much sense talking about the 911 call only to be wrong as hell. Heck I was fooled. haha.
Loved the Beatle callback.:asterisk_symbol:
Omg the 22 scene was hilarious!!!
Most people on fire would freak out. Not Jesse lol
The video game part
The video game part has me like damn bad CGI. Haha I’m sure that was the point. That got my a$$ good. lol
I love the way skinny Pete says Jesse lol
I didn’t realize how much I missed ol badger and skinny Pete
Good to have homies like them. Them boys are showing mad love!!!
Dang he was found dead (still hoping for a future movie with him working for the government or some shit.) :pray: lol I don’t care how far fetch it is. Id watch the hell out of it!!
Them damn camera tricks. Got me with the peephole thing like the video game. Looking out for scenes like that now. Pretty cool
They really reminding us how much of a sociopath Todd was. Lol
Dang Jesse got no luck. The money not in the books.
Oh snap he still may have some luck. lol
Just like Jesse to turn on the TV!! lol
I wonder what Walter was doing at the exact moment Jesse was going through hell with Todd. haha id watch that “hint hint”!!!!
Seriously now I have to go back and watch Todd die again. Damn that sounds morbid!!! Just saying!! He is really digging into my skin. Well done!!!!
So crazy how Jesse looking for money in Todd’s spot is reminiscent of the time they ran the battery out in the rv or the fly episode.
Starting to think Todd took jesse’s advice and put the money in the bank. lol jk he’s going to find it!!! I have faith. He will find it by pure dumb luck and then lose it some how. Hahaha.
Love how we subtly get our confirmations for jesse’s plan.
I’m praying they end this so there are future movies or 6 episode seasons.
Oh helll Marla Gibbs. Should of led with that. I love this movie. Hahaha
Lol classic Jesse he making so much sense talking about the 911 call only to be wrong as hell. Heck I was fooled. haha.
Loved the Beatle callback.:asterisk_symbol:
Omg the 22 scene was hilarious!!!
Most people on fire would freak out. Not Jesse lol
The explosion was supposed to give us that Walter White moment. Well done but real recognize real. lol hahaha
And then how fitting a Walter white flash back. how on earth did they keep this a secret. I mean there were faint rumors but damn. me so happy!!? haha
I ain’t never had a hotel room I could set to 59 degrees lol this some bs haha
wait Walter and Jesse walking down the hallway like it’s no big deal. It’s a big deal!!!! Aight!!! lol I’m pretty sure this relates back to an old episode. The scenes look familiar lol
Haha even the rv/bullet holes
got a cameo. Thank thank thank you thank you
Lol loved the early days flash back
Word as bond that little nook with the heater looked kind of comfortable. Haha looked better than what Walter had. Hmmm now I got to go back and check.
Oh snap they brought back Jessica Jones(sorry I saw her first In don’t trust a B in apt 23 and then Jessica Jones) lol I did not expect her in the movie. So awesome!!! Such a well thought out movie for the fans. I feeling a bit emotional right now lol
The explosion was supposed to give us that Walter White moment. Well done but real recognize real. lol hahaha
And then how fitting a Walter white flash back. how on earth did they keep this a secret. I mean there were faint rumors but damn. me so happy!!? haha
I ain’t never had a hotel room I could set to 59 degrees lol this some bs haha
wait Walter and Jesse walking down the hallway like it’s no big deal. It’s a big deal!!!! Aight!!! lol I’m pretty sure this relates back to an old episode. The scenes look familiar lol
Haha even the rv/bullet holes
got a cameo. Thank thank thank you thank you
Lol loved the early days flash back
Word as bond that little nook with the heater looked kind of comfortable. Haha looked better than what Walter had. Hmmm now I got to go back and check.
Oh snap they brought back Jessica Jones(sorry I saw her first In don’t trust a B in apt 23 and then Jessica Jones) lol I did not expect her in the movie. So awesome!!! Such a well thought out movie for the fans. I feeling a bit emotional right now lol
Well, we didn't really need this but it's nice to know what happened to Jesse.
THE SUR-FUCKIN-PRISING TEASER 2 MONTHS AGO - THE SPINE-TINGLING TRAILER LAST MONTH - THE BUILD-UP, THE ANTICIPATION, THE EXCITEMENT, THAT FEELING WHEN YOU PRESS PLAY ON OCTOBER 11 : "EVERY BrBa FAN WENT THROUGH THIS".
AND THEN THE MASTER VINCE GILLIGAN'S TWIST - A LOW-KEY SERIOUS MOVIE WITH ABSOLUTE FOCUS ON JESSE'S STORY AND GUESS WHAT - "A HAPPY ENDING!" [Seriously, if you're a Breaking Bad fan you are obviously gonna watch this, that needs no mentioning, but don't go expecting an action packed way down memory lane]
Shout by mmorgnnVIP 2BlockedParent2019-10-11T13:39:26Z
as a Breaking Bad fan, I loved seeing my faves again and loved seeing Jesse get a happy ending. (Although that was implied at the end of the series anyway) But I don't think this movie was really necessary beyond nostalgia. The flashbacks were slightly strange since it's obvious everyone has aged and no longer look like they did in the original series, but I still enjoyed it. If you loved the show, give it a watch.