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La Cucaracha

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A writer (Eric Roberts) moves to Mexico and becomes a hit man, but he ends up fighting for his life when he cannot kill a target.

Critics Reviews

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 24, 2001 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times [An] intriguing, stylish little film. Rated: 3/4 Jul 24, 2001 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com A pleasantly surprising near miss. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 7, 2010 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 19, 2005 Full Review Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2002 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews This watchable neo-noir tale is all style and not much on substance. Rated: B- Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Smartest Eric Roberts movie yet. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A good film, albeit somewhat morbid. Walter (played by Eric Roberts) is a never-do-well drunk who likes to think of himself as a writer, living in what looks like an American idea of a Mexican village. He's offered $100K to kill a murderer of a teenage boy by the boy's father, which he agrees to do only to find out things may not be as they appear. The film has interesting characters and adequate direction, though its script is better than its cinematography. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member "La cucaracha, La cucarache, no mairjuana fuminar" Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This watchable neo-noir tale is ALL style and ZERO substance. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best straight to video films by the director of America's Deadliest Home Videos! Very enjoyable, surprising and atmospheric. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member MAGISTRAL DOLORES DEL RIO Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A writer (Eric Roberts) moves to Mexico and becomes a hit man, but he ends up fighting for his life when he cannot kill a target.
Director
Jack Perez
Producer
Richard Mann, Michael A. Candela
Screenwriter
James McManus
Production Co
7.23 Productions, Flashpoint, White Rose
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.1K
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Mono