La Cucaracha

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La Cucaracha

R

1998

1h 35m

Drama

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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.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 24, 2001

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

[An] intriguing, stylish little film.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 24, 2001

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

A pleasantly surprising near miss.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 7, 2010

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 19, 2005

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Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Rated: 3/5

Aug 7, 2002

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

This watchable neo-noir tale is all style and not much on substance.

Rated: B-

Jan 1, 2000

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Smartest Eric Roberts movie yet.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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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

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"La cucaracha, La cucarache, no mairjuana fuminar"

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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This watchable neo-noir tale is ALL style and ZERO substance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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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

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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Jack Perez

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Eric Roberts

Walter Poole

Joaquim de Almeida

Jose Guerra

Victor Rivers

Herberto Ortega

Jack McManus

Louis Graves

Tara Crespo

Lourdes Aguirre

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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

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