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The Mexican

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Brad Pitt stars as Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, who has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha (Julia Roberts) to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.
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Though The Mexican makes a good attempt at originality, its ponderous length makes it wear out its welcome. Also, those looking forward to seeing Roberts and Pitt paired up may end up disappointed, as they are kept apart for most of the movie.

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Christy Lemire Associated Press The Mexican is sporadically entertaining. It works when Gandolfini is on screen; when he leaves, he takes the movie with him. Oct 25, 2018 Full Review David Ansen Newsweek Brad and Julia, of course, look great. Buy the poster; skip the movie. Mar 6, 2018 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media An interesting mess for older teens and up. Rated: 3/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine There is a lot of fun to be had with this film, despite it’s relatively uneven nature. Rated: 6/10 Mar 27, 2024 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia As a dark comedy it has a somewhat appealing visual style, but its journey across the Mexican wasteland becomes downright dull and it falls to the ground like a stray bullet. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/10 May 10, 2023 Full Review Mitchell Beaupre Paste Magazine Gene Hackman holds the responsibility of conveying the entire history of a character, the entire core of who this man is, in a single scene. He manages it without breaking a sweat. Rated: 6.5/10 Sep 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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iain c Superb, funny, atmospheric comedy which sees Gandolphini in top form as, what else, a gangster. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/25 Full Review Michael J An incredibly entertaining romp exercising the comedic chops of Pitt, Roberts, and Gandolfini. This is the type of movie that you can watch multiple times without it ever getting old. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Sams K I just love this. Great acting by Brad Pitt, a very good screenplay. One of these days I'm going to watch this again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/23/24 Full Review Audience Member dont get the low rating. this is a solid romcom Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Audience Member Painful to watch...90 minutes in and I was wishing I was the one getting whacked to put me out of my misery Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/05/24 Full Review Pantera O "He was my friend" Jerry es dejado por su novia, al tener que cumplir un ultimo trabajo, pero es secuestrada. Cómica. Caótica. Intrigante. Una clasica representacion gringa de México, con musicalización de guitarra acústica, colores sepia, mexicanos con chanclas y sombreros, cantinas de mala muerte y pueblos abandonados. De repente estan en Toluca, y a continuación estan en un carretera en el desierto, lo que es bastante incongruente geográficamente. No todo México es un desierto. La vida criminal, una enigmática leyenda mexicana y el caos de una situación absurda con grandes consecuencias. Aborda la homosexualidad vagamente con muy mal desarrollo y sin conclusion. Es entretenida, te atrapa con su conflicto, perfecta para dominguear o para pasar un momento ameno en pareja. La empecé a ver mientras resolvia unas cosas en mi celular, luego la pause por un compromiso, la segui viendo y la pause 11 minutos antes para dormir una soesta de 2 horas, y finalmente la concluí. Bastante ligero, pero me saboteo mucho. ¿En que piensan los gringos? El amor y la confianza pueden superar cualquier obstáculo. Técnica: 6.5 Expresión: 4.2 Efecto: 5.3 Experiencia: 5.9 Calificación: 5.5/10 ¿ Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Gore Verbinski

Director

Brad Pitt

Jerry Welbach

Julia Roberts

Samantha Barzel

James Gandolfini

Leroy

Bob Balaban

Nayman

J.K. Simmons

Ted

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The Mexican

Jerry (BRAD PITT) is double-crossed by a car thief (RICHARD COCA) who is also after the priceless antique pistol known as The Mexican in DreamWorks Pictures' THE MEXICAN. JAMES GANDOLFINI stars as a hit man who goes by the name of Leroy in DreamWorks Pictures' THE MEXICAN. Samantha (JULIA ROBERTS) realizes she's in danger from people who will do anything to get their hands on a priceless antique pistol known as The Mexican in DreamWorks Pictures' THE MEXICAN. Samantha (JULIA ROBERTS) begins to bond with the hit man Leroy (JAMES GANDOLFINI) who has taken her hostage in order to insure her boyfriend's return with an antique pistol known as The Mexican. BRAD PITT and JULIA ROBERTS star in DreamWorks Pictures' THE MEXICAN. Samantha (JULIA ROBERTS) is taken hostage by Leroy (JAMES GANDOLFINI) in order to insure that Jerry will return with the priceless pistol known as The Mexican in DreamWorks Pictures' THE MEXICAN. Director GORE VERBINSKI (standing center) gives some direction to stars BRAD PITT (left) and JULIA ROBERTS on the set of DreamWorks Pictures' THE MEXICAN. BRAD PITT stars as Jerry Welbach in DreamWorks Pictures' THE MEXICAN. Jerry (BRAD PITT) enjoys his new rented El Camino in DreamWorks Pictures' THE MEXICAN. BRAD PITT and JULIA ROBERTS star in DreamWorks Pictures' THE MEXICAN. View more photos

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Synopsis Brad Pitt stars as Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, who has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha (Julia Roberts) to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.
Director
Gore Verbinski
Producer
Lawrence Bender, John Baldecchi
Screenwriter
J.H. Wyman
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
Newmarket Capital Group, Pistolero Productions L.L.C., DreamWorks SKG
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 2, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$66.8M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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