Appropriately enough given the subject matter of his celebrated documentaries like Cartel Land, director Matthew Heineman delivers something different from the usual rock-doc in The Boy from Medellin, his portrait of reggaeton superstar J Balvin: While offering some of the expected musical material and concert footage, the film is much more interested in the singer's emotional health, especially as it pertains to political unrest in his native Colombia.
Though these themes might open the film up to interest outside Balvin's fan base, neither is explored with enough depth to really accomplish that; in practice, Boy is for pretty devoted fans only.
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