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EstheteOct 16, 2019

Just unbelievable, it's real created by Vince Gilligan? No, no it can't be. What? Really? This is not creativity but some kind of drug addiction. Unnecessary, meaningless, foolish, not bringing anything new to the BB universe. Vince you canJust unbelievable, it's real created by Vince Gilligan? No, no it can't be. What? Really? This is not creativity but some kind of drug addiction. Unnecessary, meaningless, foolish, not bringing anything new to the BB universe. Vince you can better, you can, right?

Unfortunately this is not A Breaking Bad Movie, this is A Bad Fan Service based on the Breaking Bad series, Fan Service which created by Vince Gilligan for Vince Gilligan.… Expand

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reedeeculousOct 12, 2019

El Camino is bad, and totally unnecessary. It spends 2 flashback-laden hours to inform you what any Breaking Bad fan already knew (Jesse headed for Alaska). The flashbacks are a total waste of time, walking about bloated, clearly agedEl Camino is bad, and totally unnecessary. It spends 2 flashback-laden hours to inform you what any Breaking Bad fan already knew (Jesse headed for Alaska). The flashbacks are a total waste of time, walking about bloated, clearly aged versions of familiar faces, but to no real effect. Jesse's adventures with Todd are the biggest misstep, as somehow racist biker gang Todd apparently lives in a hip, modern apartment and employs a maid service (????!!!!!). And when you're not getting the flashback "fan service" treatment, Jesse spends his time dealing with plot-point, nobody characters. All these 10 reviews are Breaking Bad fanboys over-excited to get any further glimpse of the universe, this sucked. Even if this had been made right after the end of the film it still would have been a bad idea. Don't bother.… Expand

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giggs85Oct 13, 2019

Breaking Bad was very good. This movie is not. It feels like you watching the credits of the Pinkman story in slow motion. The story is very simple. Manhunt and how i get my money back with some flashbacks. No heights, basic tension andBreaking Bad was very good. This movie is not. It feels like you watching the credits of the Pinkman story in slow motion. The story is very simple. Manhunt and how i get my money back with some flashbacks. No heights, basic tension and average acting. If it is sunday and you have nothing to watch and liked Breaking Bad then watch it. But don't expect much.… Expand

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KeepzepackOct 12, 2019

I'm at the 50 minute mark in this boring conceit of a film. This is bad. I loved Breaking Bad. This meandering, unfocused ode to Jesse Pinkman can't figure out where it's going and I no longer care.

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TejasNairOct 11, 2019

While I was still wondering why this was made, or how can Vince Gilligan's art's quality drop so low, or why I just spent two hours watching what should have been a measly two episodes of the original cult classic TV show, El Camino (name ofWhile I was still wondering why this was made, or how can Vince Gilligan's art's quality drop so low, or why I just spent two hours watching what should have been a measly two episodes of the original cult classic TV show, El Camino (name of a vintage Chevrolet car) came in and went without making a bang or ruffling a few feathers, something that I was expecting it to do. TN.… Expand

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dirtydogOct 12, 2019

There's something very fishy about the high scoring reviews both here and on IMDb. I get it, people have different opinions, but even as a major Breaking Bad fan, this film left me completely cold, it's very very slow and nothing of noteThere's something very fishy about the high scoring reviews both here and on IMDb. I get it, people have different opinions, but even as a major Breaking Bad fan, this film left me completely cold, it's very very slow and nothing of note happens in it. It was truly boring and genuinely badly acted and directed as well. I was expecting something special based on the high scores. Instead it is worse than average, it's just really poor.… Expand

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tgm0Oct 11, 2019

A bit disappointed.
Mayby my expectations were a bit high, but it felt like an average episode of the series. I kept waiting for something really good to happen... it didn't and all of a sudden it was the end.

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echioniOct 12, 2019

as the everest of smugness, the ‘comedian’ Jerry Seinfeld, once says, reunions are never a blast. this one is no different. the only notable thing is actually the car. the el camino. all the rest is all extremely boring, totally predictable,as the everest of smugness, the ‘comedian’ Jerry Seinfeld, once says, reunions are never a blast. this one is no different. the only notable thing is actually the car. the el camino. all the rest is all extremely boring, totally predictable, but, mainly, completely useless. every characters looks tired, unfit, boiled. except Kristen Ritter. who’s literally shining for the couple of seconds she appears. the only other very pleasant footage is the snowy road in Alaska, which ends an agony of gigantic proportions… Expand

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GabercriticOct 11, 2019

The Series didn't need that end because it was so expected.
Most of the movie was boring.

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RibarrasOct 11, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Anti climax ending with poor story telling, overrated by the breaking bad fans… Expand

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aelrafey1983Oct 11, 2019

I don't understand why Vine Gilligan decided to make this movie ...the only reason I can think of is to make more money from the Breaking Bad gravy train. Unfortunately, this movie ruined everything..for me at least. It was just soI don't understand why Vine Gilligan decided to make this movie ...the only reason I can think of is to make more money from the Breaking Bad gravy train. Unfortunately, this movie ruined everything..for me at least. It was just so meaningless and dull.… Expand

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RockrOct 11, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A lot of Fargo's guy scenes, some money search and Jesse goes to Alaska, the end.… Expand

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MadChadOct 11, 2019

This movie did nothing to improve or worsen the original series. There were some great one liners from Badger and Skinny Pete. Beyond that, everyone just seemed older and fatter making it hard to believe that the story was merely days afterThis movie did nothing to improve or worsen the original series. There were some great one liners from Badger and Skinny Pete. Beyond that, everyone just seemed older and fatter making it hard to believe that the story was merely days after the series ended. I suppose sooner is better than later before the actors start dying off for real.… Expand

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shoulderoforionOct 16, 2019

These one review accounts that pop up to skew the ratings after every major premiere are just a stone cold bummer and ruin the entire aesthetic of Metacritic

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markcd1234Oct 14, 2019

I found it to be so boring, I ended up fast forwarding parts of this movie, and was left disappointed in the end. Breaking Bad was a great show, this movie did not do any justice to it.

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SleestakOct 14, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, there was no reason to make this movie...Breaking Bad was an amazing show with an amazing finale and anything added to it, in my opinion makes the series worse. And it all came about because people (who need to be negative) were all like, "It was a good finale...but....but....What happens to Jesse?" These people need to understand that unless every character dies, we don't know what happens to ANY of them when they decide to end the story. The same is true of all stories...movies, TV shows, books, plays....and actually WONDERING what happens to characters next is just part of your involvement in the story and we all don't need to be spoonfed some gift wrapped ending for every character in every story.

Secondly, the story itself was pretty weak and slow and unbelievable. The main meat and potatoes of the plot is "Jesse tries to find a million dollars, finds it, then gets tied up by other people looking for the money (who...as far as I can tell, should have had no reason to believe that money was even hidden there)...then, inexplicably, untie him....and let him take about 1/3 of the money and leave. Yes....crooks who just found a million dollars decide to let someone else take 1/3 of what they just found rather than clubbing him on the head. I'm not a thief but if I found a million dollars in real life and you tried to take 1/3 of it and casually walk away, I would probably kill you and bury you in a shallow grave...but not these guys. Anyway....we find out that 1/3 of the money is not enough and so Jesse goes back and finds the other guys and we have a wild west gunslinger battle...like literally. What?!?!??! What about Jesse's character in the series ever made us think that "Oh yeah...he has balls of steel and also he has mad pistol skillz"? That is really all I want to address in the plot itself as what I just described accounts for 90% of anything that happened in the movie. I know...it sounds like that entire plot could have been filmed in 15 minutes...and it could have.

Thirdly....and I know this is just the nature of the beast when you wait a long time to film stuff but almost zero time has passed in show-time (See: Walt from Lost)but some of the characters aged VERY noticeably. While Jesse looks pretty much the same....Skinny Pete looks 60 and the biggest transformation is in flashbacks of Todd, where Todd looks 15 years older and 75 pounds heavier. And while you cant do TOO much with the additional age or weight, he didn't even act like the same person....it was very distracting.

The only redeeming quality of this movie (and the reason I even gave it a rating of 1 instead of 0) was the cinematography. The scenery and the effects and lighting were all very reminiscent of the original series and were done beautifully.

I just realy hope there is not going to be a Skyler "movie" for the people who are wondering "But what happened to Skyler"? Or one for Junior....or one for Gomey....or one for Marie......or one for any of the other characters whose story just ended....the way stories do.… Expand

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RealMuthaFOct 19, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, what a way to spoil one of the best TV shows out there. Now it was clear from the start that there is zero point in making this movie apart from its creators making more money, but I didn't expect it to be this bad.

Basically, the entire film is dedicated to pathetic humiliation of Pinkman, both in past and present. For example, in the past, it is shown that he is so worthless that he couldn't make his escape when literally handed a gun. In the present, he's so lowly he steals from his poor parents. I never liked Pinkman's character in the original show, but the El Camino version reached new heights in making him unlikable. Moreover, he is different from his BB show version. I mean, once given the chance, he straggles Todd in the final episode with no remorse, but in this insult of a movie, he breaks down in tears and says he likes Pepperoni pizza when given an opportunity to shoot him with no witnesses around. Really painful to watch.

There's a bunch of fan service with various cameos, but a lot of references didn't even work for me, as the show ended what, 6 years ago, and I don't remember all the plot details.

Season 5 of Breaking Bad was a largely unnecessary epilogue, as season 4 wrapped things up nicely, but it ended up having some of the best episodes of the entire show. This, however, is a shameless spit in the face of the audience. If you hold any good memories of Breaking Bad, do yourself a favor and skip this.… Expand