The film’s villainy, embodied by Poppy Adams (Julianne Moore), is cartoonishly extreme: a charismatic drug cartel leader who weaponizes addiction and blackmail. While the villain’s motivations are more fantastical than grounded, they serve the movie’s satirical bent, critiquing both the drug underworld and the hypocrisies of power. The tonal balance—shifting between dark humor, moralizing speeches, and frenetic action—keeps the narrative brisk, though it sometimes sacrifices depth for spectacle.