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The Mexican, 2001

Starring: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts

Directed by: Gore Verbinski

Written by: J. H. Wyman

Language: English, Spanish

Country: USA

Runtime: 123 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.0

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The mood of The Mexican is offbeat, humorous, and witty. The plot centers around hitmen, kidnapping, and gangsters. It is a comedy, romance, and crime movie. Stylistically, The Mexican has a road movie structure. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in the desert. The Mexican is set in Nevada and Mexico. It happens in contemporary times. It is especially suggested for a date night and a boys' night. Note that The Mexican includes profanity and violent content.

Summary of The Mexican

Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts have star power to burn in Gore Verbinski's offbeat The Mexican, about the search for a cursed legendary gun. Pitt stars as Jerry Welbach, a small-time loser who is given no choice but to run an errand for a powerful boss (Bob Balaban) who will have him killed if he fails. But if he accepts the job to go to San Miguel to pick up the beautiful handcrafted gun known as the Mexican, his loud, demanding girlfriend, Samantha (Roberts), will leave him and move to Vegas. But through a course of bizarre events, his contact is shot in the top of his head, the gun is stolen, and Sam is kidnapped and held hostage by a hired killer (James Gandolfini) who is not all that he seems.

Verbinski tells this humorous tale of love, trust, double crosses, and murder as part road-trip comedy, part wacky film noir. The supporting cast, including terrific turns by J.K. Simmons, Bob Balaban, and Michael Cerveris, makes for the requisite bunch of second-rate hoods and other lowlifes. Pitt and Roberts are excellent as the always-battling couple, but Gandolfini steals the show as a sensitive hit man with a dangerous secret. The excellent soundtrack includes such classic songs as "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and "Safety Dance."

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Language:	English, Spanish
Country:	USA
Release date:	2 March 2001
Runtime:	123 min

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Brad Pitt

as Jerry Welbach

Julia Roberts

as Samantha Barzel

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Variety

An intensely whimsical shaggy-dog crime story that ricochets between goofy violence and some endearing personal moments. Full Review

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by: Todd McCarthy

TV Guide

Apparently intended as a larky, character-driven adventure with dark underpinnings, this attenuated road movie was originally envisioned as a vehicle for relative unknowns, and might have worked better that way. Full Review

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by: Maitland McDonagh

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Really nice film

What I liked the most in this film is the dynamics between Roberts' character as a hostage, and her kidnapper. Pitt's acting was also very good. The action and the humorous parts make this movie very fun to watch. Read and rate it

11.October.2008
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by: ralph.wiggum
ralph.wiggum rated this movie0/10

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