Old Gringo

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Old Gringo

R

Released Oct 6, 1989

1h 59m

Adventure

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Writer Ambrose Bierce (Gregory Peck) forms a triangle with a schoolmarm (Jane Fonda) and a Mexican general (Jimmy Smits) on the run.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

There is a potentially wonderful story at the heart of Old Gringo, but the movie never finds it -- the screenplay blasts away in every direction except the bulls-eye.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The most unjustly vilified move of the year. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 11, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

Truthfully, it isn't as bad as its reputation, registering less as an out-and-out disaster and more as a missed opportunity.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 22, 2015

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Oct 15, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 29, 2005

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Rated: 4/5

Nov 15, 2003

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Blu B

If you ever seen a movie like Havana, or Doctor Zhivago than you know what I mean when I say it's trying to be a war drama. What's crazy is the production value, cinematography (which isn't bad overall), and cast is all here for a great drama. But it meanders terribly. The editing and pacing are not good at all. It feels like stuff just happens and it never forms a cohesive story but rather just events that happen and it gets SOOOOOO boring. It never is able to make the melodrama elements, and war plot and make it work together coheisvely at all. The acting is suprisingly just ok as well mainly thanks to the very meandering dialouge. Peck & Fonda are great actors but they aren't given anything to work with. The music is alright and this is a very beautiful film to look at. It's boring but pretty to look at is the best compliment I can give this. The camerawork is great, the sets and the battle in the first half is AMAZING. But it just is a slow slog downhill the entire way that never goes anywhere. Skip This.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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Steve D

A train wrek despite its cast.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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It's quite empty in story, but it has a good epic atmosphere, good characters and good interpretations.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Frances H

One would think a movie with Gregory Peck playing Ambrose Bierce and starring Jane Fonda as the female lead would be a really fascinating flick, but Peck seems to flounder, Fonda acts like a flustered ditz, and the script is abysmal. A big disappointment.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/15

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Audience Member

79% "I'm looking for Villa."-Ambrose "Bitter" Bierce (Gregory Peck) Lavish production about love, self discovery, revolution, and the Truth.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

one peck's final film he is perfectly cast as the title character.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Synopsis

Writer Ambrose Bierce (Gregory Peck) forms a triangle with a schoolmarm (Jane Fonda) and a Mexican general (Jimmy Smits) on the run.

Director: Luis Puenzo
Producer: Lois Bonfiglio
Screenwriter: Aída Bortnik, Luis Puenzo
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Surround

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