In theory, that’s what most audiences probably hoped to get from “Miss Bala” in the first place, and Naranjo knew what he was doing by denying them that. Now, if you want to see exactly the kind of movie “Miss Bala” seemed to be reacting against - one that transforms a victim into a kind of undercover vigilante, and surrounds her with flashy camera moves and explosive set-pieces - look no farther than Sony’s big-budget, PG-13-rated remake, directed for maximum excitement/empowerment by “Twilight” helmer Catherine Hardwicke.

Instead of sensationalizing the action, director Gerardo Naranjo made it exponentially more impactful by plunging an innocent woman into this out-of-control situation, letting realistic scenes of violence play out at a distance, often in a single shot. Launched at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011, it took a completely unconventional approach to the tense, high-impact story of a Mexican beauty-pageant contestant who witnesses a terrifying public shooting, goes to the (dirty) cops to report it, and promptly gets handed over to the cartel thugs behind the attack. Of course a movie like “ Miss Bala” would have caught Hollywood’s attention.

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