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Summary: Way too long but cast and performances keep it from failing
Review: On one summer night, while I was quickly flipping channels on my television to see if anything good was on, I saw that a movie called The Mexican was going to begin. Although I had never seen the film, I knew about the stars and though I never really admired them, I decided to give it a chance. By the end of the two longest hours it took me to watch the film (wait, Battlefield Earth was even longer) I was highly disappointed that I had even bothered to watch such a horrible and boring film that tried to catch my attention numerous times but failed every time.Despite it having two superstars in the film industry, the Mexican is a film that is not worth seeing plainly because it is uninteresting and has nothing special in it. More on the actual movie coming up later. But for now: Plot. Brad Pitt takes on the role of Jerry Welbach, a man working for some weird agency. Jerry plans to have a honeymoon or something with his girlfriend Samantha Barzel (Julia Roberts) but an unexpected change of plans forces him to go to Mexico to retrieve a gun called the Mexican (hence the film's title). Unfortunately for Jerry, someone steals the gun from him and it's up to him to get back. Meanwhile, Samantha is kidnapped by gay hitman Winston Baldry (played by James Gandolfini from TV's The Sopranos), who plans to get back at Jerry for some reason. Jerry now has a whole lot to accomplish: Getting the gun back, saving his girlfriend, and winning her heart back. The rest of the movie shows the journey that Jerry embarks on and though the plot sounds interesting, the actual movie isn't. I don't really know if this movie is to be considered a comedy for there was complete silence while I watched it and my mouth never opened. Okay, maybe for a cough but never for a laugh. I don't know what the screenwriter was thinking when he wrote the screenplay but I feel that he was ashamed when he saw how terrible the movie is. Not one joke, not one laugh. Main Point: This is not a comedy. The film is probably a mix of romance (85% percent of the film) and thriller (15% percent) because it has a couple shootouts which might satisfy action fans. Otherwise, I don't really know who to recommend this film to. The performances are good though Gandolfini steals the movie away with his brilliant portrayal of Winston Baldry. He probably was cast because of his role on the Sopranos (or the other way around) but I don't think they should have made him gay because that doesn't make any impact on the film. Julia Roberts gives her typical performance, where she always gets the good man in the end and lives happily ever after with him. Though there's a sign through the film that she's falling for Gandolfini's character, it's a bit predictable of who she'll end up with. Brad Pitt delivers an average performance as the person trying to win the girl of his dreams. Again, it makes the film more predictable and the ending is spoiled from the very beginning. The biggest problem with the film is the longness. The film is completely boring because instead of relying on plot twists to surprise the viewer, the script just enlarges one idea and adds more time to the film. I feel that instead of the 123 minutes that took the film to explain every little thing, the screenwriter could have stuck to the little things and made it a plain 100 minute film. Overall, the Mexican is definetely a must-not buy. However, if it's ever on TV, you should probably check it out. Beware, though, boredness is coming from the very first minute.
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Summary: El Grande' Pathetico
Review: James Gandolfini as a gay hitman, Julia Roberts as herself of course (what range), and Brad Pitt as an emasculated dimwitted bumbling gangster!?! I don't think so. The highlight of the film is a reckless road scene where Brad finally grows the stones to tell Julia to "shut the ... up", something I've wanted to do for years. They should have let Pitt freelance a bit in this one. Just plain bad. 2 Rolaids.
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Summary: Amateur hour
Review: This movie is a mess. The convoluted plot could probably work in good hands, but the direction is completely lacking in focus, and the editing is atrocious. Pitt and Gandolfini turn in good performances -- the only redeeming qualities to be found here. There are too many plot points that don't make any sense at all. One fairly prominent character disappears without a trace about halfway through the movie, and there is no explanation as to what happened to him -- or how a particular plot thread was resolved. You do figure that out after watching the deleted scenes on the DVD -- but why were these two or three key scenes deleted? This movie was made by a bunch of no-talent amateurs who got in way over their heads.
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Summary: Insightful as flip-side of gay vs. straight social status
Review: A frequent argument that homosexuals have no choice about their sexual orientation takes the form of "who could possibly choose to have traits so widely treated with prejudice, discrimination and hatred?". As somebody of some kind of a libertarian perspective ("civil libertarian" or otherwise; hard to know whether to use the word "civil" when it tends to delineate two factions in two opposite "ideological" directions, of which I am neither!), I've always maintained that arguments in favor of gay rights by way a "no choice" criterion are unnecessary; I would support gay rights whether anybody ever had any choice about their sexual orientation or not. Yet I do have good reason to question the argument of "why would anyone ever choose something widely regarded and treated so negatively?". In fact, if this movie has any bearing on reality at all, it gives a good reason for thinking someone might try to choose to be gay. One might wonder for a while if this movie treats its gay character sensitively, since it makes him a kidnapper of all things. But how the movie's leading female character, played by Julia Roberts, behaves is the thing really telling of the movie's motives. She gets kidnapped, and while in captivity coaxes her kidnapper "out of the closet" as gay. In the process she develops a rappor with him that is extremely surprising even in light of all explanations about how captives tend to "identify with" their captors. In the process she even seems comfortable in a degree of intimacy with him seldom if ever seen in mainstream cinema between two heterosexuals of the opposite sex. Meanwhile how does this same character treat her boyfriend? To him she is an excessively insufferable nag even by movie cliche standards. I think I must speak for not a few heterosexual males when I say that her treatment of her boyfriend is the stuff of our nightmares, while the sensitivity and intimacy with which she opens up to her kidnapper (none less) is "to die for". But alas, the latter is open only to gay men if the politically correct implications of today's movies have any inherent validity and/or power of persuasion (and they undoubtably do have some of the latter at least). So unless every element of this movie is utterly impertinent fantasy, it could in fact make a compelling argument why some heterosexual males might in their desperation try to choose to be gay. Hopefully reality is at least less extreme than this movie. But certainly it could still cause many a "straight" man to find things about the status of gays to envy, and not just confirm reasons why gay people could envy the social status of "straight" people.
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Summary: DON'T WATCH THIS!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This is the worst movie I've ever seen. If you want to waste money and 2 perfectly good hours, feel free to watch it. If you have a brain DON'T! People must be insane to consider this entertainment. Someone actually paid millions of dollars to make this and then even more stupid people went and saw it. I'm one of them but I'm repenting for my stupidity by telling y'all not to watch it.
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Summary: The Mexican
Review: Not only is vibrant Julia Roberts America's Sweetheart but she's also one of the most talented actresses of all time. Brad Pitt's been voted People magazine's "Sexiest Man in the World." They possess two of the screen's most photogenic faces, so teaming them, along with "The Sopranos" James Gandolfini, was a stroke of genius. The story follows a reluctant bagman (Pitt) who is sent to Mexico to retrieve a legendary pistol, known as The Mexican. Supposedly, it was crafted as a wedding present for a nobleman if he'd marry the gunsmith's daughter who, in turn, loved her father's apprentice who rigged the gun to misfire if it fell into the wrong hands. He figures this errand should end his indentured servitude to an underworld crime boss for past misdeeds.
The script and performances are both stunning, but there wasn't enough screen time between Pitt and roberts, which was dissappoining. My favorite aspect of the movie was definently the cinematography. The lighting was just spectacular.
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Summary: Only one good thing about this movie. . .
Review: Michael Cerveris, who plays the guy Leroy makes googley eyes at in the diner. Just watch the deleted scenes!! I'd watch him over Brad Pitt any day.
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Summary: like, oh-my-god, how much do i love this film!
Review: this movie is brilliant! i love it! it has ev'rything i want in a movie: romance, guns, comedy and of course brad pitt. julia and brad are fantastic in this aswell as hostage-man dude. this film is well worth your money. and if you don't like it, use brad pitt as eye candy for 2 hours.
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Summary: Probably Not Worth Your Money
Review: This movie is quite confusing, actually.. I left the theatre bewildered. The only reason I gave it two stars is for Brad, Julia and the hilarious Leroy. I have to say, some parts that were trying to be funny were actually quite morbid- such as when Brad shoots the man in his foot, unmercifially- I found myself wincing for him. I'd have to see this movie again to understand at least some of it, but for now- no thanks, I'll pass.
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Summary: A deceptive fantasy with complex twists of humanity.
Review: It's violent, It's funny. It's extremely complex. But above all it's very human and explores the subject of Love from a story that revolves itself around a pistol called "The Mexican". The pistol has a long history and I won't go in to the story because you should this this movie for yourself. When I saw the trailers, I thought this is one movie I will not see but while channel surfing I caught the movie on Cable. It's a complicated movie and after viewing several times I find I get more out of it everytime I watch it. It almost reminds me of the old TV series "Moonlighting" about a couple who just can't seem to get it together. It explores the subject of impossible relationships while interweaved within a completely different story. You have to accept it's silliness but the movie has a very real and valid point about friendships, relationships and loyaty. You have to appreciate the style of this movie. After several viewings you'll catch so many metafors. It was very nice to see Pitt & Roberts as very average people in unusual circumstances.
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