El Camino (Netflix)

You never thought you would be seeing this guy again. Breaking Bad may have ended in 2013, but Jesse Pickman’s story is not over. It’s time for him ride into the sunset one more time. The film picks up right where the show left off, Jesse has escaped in the infamous El Camino and is fleeing New Mexico for parts unknown. Aaron Paul gives a command performance. He has grown so much as an actor since putting on the yellow jumpsuit.

The best part of the El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, is that even a casual watcher can enjoy it. Although it lives in the Breaking Bad universe and we get to see a lot of characters from the show, even Walt makes an appearance and there are a lot of callbacks, it is a great movie. Vince Gillian does an amazing job once again crafting a riveting story both told in words and cinematically. One of the best aspects about El Camino is the juxtaposition between what Jesse went through and what he’s experiencing the present. Small example: Jesse slinks over to Skinny Pete’s and Badger’s to hideout. As he taking a shower to clean off the cage, he flashes back get drenched by the white supremacists. This scene sets the tone for the rest of the movie. The flashbacks happen frequently, but always with purpose.

The movie is just as dark and intense as the show ever was. It does hangs a little long in some scenes and could’ve shaved 30 minutes off, but Aaron Paul is amazing so it doesn’t matter.