The Boy From Medellin assessment roundup: ‘Enjoyable experience, full of catchy music and candid moments’

The opinions for The Boy From Medellin have began cropping up. The movie, a Matthew Heineman directorial, is a biographical documentary about Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin, who seems as himself within the movie. So far, The Boy From Medellin has acquired constructive opinions. After 19 opinions, it holds a score of 74 per cent at assessment aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.

Wall Street Journal’s Joe Morgenstern mentioned in his assessment, “Some films make do with stories that present an interesting surface and little more. In The Boy From Medellín, undercurrents run constantly. Depression and anxiety provide two of them, but the most dramatic one flows from politics.”
New York Times’ Beatrice Loayza wrote, “In “getting political,” Balvin dangers alienating some followers, however he stands to win some as effectively – the viewers of this documentary, as an illustration.”

The Playlist’s Monica Castillo wrote, “An enjoyable experience that’s full of catchy music, candid moments with the guarded performer, and one seriously fun show at the end of it all.”

Variety’s Chris Willman wrote, “If the film falls short as a possible tale of heroic enlightenment, it’s still pretty absorbing, in the in-between moments, as a study of a dude still working out the intersections between wild public success and neurotic torments.”
Globe and Mail’s Barry Hertz’s assessment was extra blended. He wrote, “J Balvin super-fans might be pleased with the behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Everyone else, throw on one of the man’s reggaeton hits and move along.”
The Boy From Medellin is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.