‘Queens On The Run’: Cast & Crew
Alternate Name: 'Fuga De Reinas'
Director: Jorge Macaya
Cast: Paola Núñez, Martha Higareda, Claudia Pineda, Alejandra Ambrosi, Valeria Vera, Seth Allyn Austin, Ricardo Muñoz Senior, Santiago Michel, Miri Higareda
Available On: Netflix
Duration: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
‘Queens On The Run’: Story
When four women finally take the road trip they planned in high school, they have no idea of the things they'll bump into sometimes literally. Will they finally be able to complete their road trip of dreams? Will it end up being what they had dreamt of all this while? Or will they end up getting caught up in some serious trouble? Well, to know all that, you’ll have to watch the film.
‘Queens On The Run’: Performances
Paola Núñez, Martha Higareda, Alejandra Ambrosi and Valeria Vera are all equally good. While the issues in each of their lives may have been different, but their character arc was pretty much the same. What was striking was that none of them tried to overpower the other’s performance, and it was an evenly well distributed act by them all. In their respective solo performances, their characters didn’t have too much depth, but that depth in the character came out with flying colours when they all came together onscreen for the road trip. It was their camaraderie together that was the highlight of the film.
Claudia Pineda may have had a small character, but she managed to give a good performance. While it was difficult to gauge what her character was there for in the initial bits of the film, but as the climax approaches, you’re quite expectant of what she is going to bring to the table next. As the screen time was less, it would have been fun to see what the character did at other times. A spin off of the character wouldn’t be a bad thing to explore.
‘Queens On The Run’: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects
Martha Higareda’s writing is slightly weak. The story is predictable. Some of the twists and turns also have been repeated so much in other movies in Hollywood and in Bollywood that you know what’s going to come. There is hardly much which you can’t predict when a new character enters the screen, and that’s a bad thing for any movie. There should have been some form of intrigue that drove the character ahead.
Jorge Macaya’s direction tries to better the writing as much as possible. The way he has shown the story onscreen makes the story slightly come alive, as the writing is too predictable. She has managed to tell a road trip story in such a compact way, and has not let the fun dry out of it. There are scenes where the build-up is really funny, and it gets you excited about what’s going to come next. Because there is so much happening, and to be able to fit all of that in just over an hour and a half is commendable.
Michelle Castro’s cinematography is the absolute high point of the movie. The way in which she has explored the gorgeous locales helps the story come alive. Some of the exterior shots are so exotically located that you’re absolutely drawn into the storyline.
Elena Ruiz’s editing was crisp and managed to keep the movie tight. Managing to tell a road trip movie in 1 hour and 36 minutes is an achievement in itself.
Milo Coello and Joselo Higareda’s music and background score is just about okay. There are instances towards the climax where the music pumps up and gives you the necessary high, but for the rest of the movie, there is hardly a lot that the music is contributing to.
‘Queens On The Run’: Can Kids Watch It?
Yes
Outlook’s Verdict
‘Queens On The Run’ is your typical road trip movie with the four women at the helm of it. Even though the story is predictable to an extent, the movie works well because of the exotic locales and the brilliant cinematography. While the film begins by giving you ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ feels, but pretty soon you start realising that it doesn’t have the depth in the presentation as much as the Zoya Akhtar movie. However, it’s still an Average Watch. I am going with 2.5 stars.
