The Wall of Mexico

Released Sep 18, 2020

1 hr. 45 min.

Comedy

Drama

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64%

11 Reviews

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A wealthy family in Mexico builds a wall around its ranch to stop people from stealing water.

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This film get five stars for being so completely unlike any other film. The dialogue is so bizarre but it works. It feels like a play, but then the visuals are very cinematic, so... Rathbone is convincing as a cowboy wannabe. Zumbado makes the film, though, because she plays an original character, truly original and strange, like a crazy crossbreed of a reality TV bombshell hot-gurl type and a Marxian grad student nerd. The film feels like its own little alien planet that doesn't care what people think about it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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The movie was boring and just plain weird. The theme oversimplified real-world problems to sway the viewer to one outcome. I saw it more as propaganda went wrong. I spent a few days thinking about it and trying to find a redeeming quality. Lastly, this is not a comedy in any sense of the word.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Zachary Cotler

Director

Jackson Rathbone

Donovan Taylor

Esai Morales

Henry Arista

Marisol Sacramento

Tania Arista

Carmela Zumbado

Ximena Arista

Alex Meneses

Monica Arista

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Stephen Farber

Hollywood Reporter

On the whole... the film is well executed.

Mar 9, 2019

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Witney Seibold

Critically Acclaimed Podcast

Not content to have one thing to say, 'The Wall of Mexico' settles for rambling about bits of everything before collapsing in post-party exhaustion.

Apr 22, 2021

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

There's a clever satirical conceit at the center of 'The Wall of Mexico,' but it's treated in so ponderous, pretentious and-especially at the end-preachy a fashion that the movie collapses under its own super-indulgent weight.

Rated: C

Oct 21, 2020

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The plot's pace is a bit slack, but the imagery and ideas maintain the interest and leave us thinking.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 16, 2020

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

This unusual political allegory comes off a little heavy-handed and obvious, but the lush, honeyed cinematography balances the mood, and it emerges as an interesting, somewhat timely curiosity.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 15, 2020

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Clever enough allegory...But then the filmmakers outsmart themselves with a clumsy, "the moral of our story" over-explained finale.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 8, 2020

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Synopsis

A wealthy family in Mexico builds a wall around its ranch to stop people from stealing water.

Director: Zachary Cotler
Screenwriter: Zachary Cotler
Distributor: Visit Films
Production Co: The Winter Film Company, Spécola
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 13, 2020

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