the documentary's overall experience is still an enjoyable one that's full of catchy music, candid moments with the guarded performer and one seriously fun show at the end of it all
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
an intimate, open-hearted, and occasionally insightful profile of a mega-successful musician; "The Boy from Medellin" introduces reggaeton superstar J Balvin, who..knows that he wants to show the world a different side of the country he loves
by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews ]
