doughyrax How this got such mediocre reviews is just beyond me .... it was a great story, great casting and stellar performance. The only thing might be the corny backstory of the gun itself, but even that winds up being charming ....if anyone has not seen this film all I can say is you are in for a treat

Armand only a nice film who propose interesting roles for great actors. adventure, romanticism and few drops of comedy. not great ambition, not extraordinary movie. but useful for a Sunday evening. because, without be memorable, it propose tension and good acting. a Brad Pitt different by the ordinaries roles and Julia Roberts in a new light. and, sure, a seductive James Gandolfini. a thing as key of great events. love and search and a way not easy and a strong woman. all presented in right manner. the real interesting - memories about old fashion westerns and little drops from Indiana Jones. and it could be enough. for pure entertainment.

g-bodyl I am split about how to review this movie, The Mexican. On one hand, the movie has a very cheesy plot and the script is one of the most clumsily- written scripts in recent memory. On the other hand, I thoroughly had a good time watching this film as I laughed quite often and found the banter between Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt to be amusing. I also liked the the use of the dog in the film and found him quite endearing. That being said, there is no way to get over the fact about how bad this film is script-wise. Gore Verbinksi's film is about a man named Jerry who is ordered by the mob to travel to Mexico and bring across the border an ancient gun. If he does not comply, he will suffer the consequences. However, Jerry has a girlfriend who wants him to cut ties with the mafia and lead a normal life. There is no denying that the film has a talented cast. There is also no denying that the actors were not on their A-game. That being said, they seemed to be having fun as they were chewing the scenery. They were not awful by any means, buy simply not their best. As said before, Pitt and Roberts does plenty of bickering and it's rather amusing. James Gandolfini has a solid role as one of the mafia's hit men and Gene Hackman does feature an awesome cameo. Overall, The Mexican is a hit-or-miss sort of movie. There are some things that are unforgivable cinema sins and there are other things that are mildly enjoyable. The script is awful, but the actors do all they can to make the film bearable. It's funny at times and there is more action than I expected. A rather forgettable, but entertaining diversion. My Grade: C

2karl- so brad Pitt plays a character called jerry who is slightly demitted who is a small time crook this film is quiet good as I read loads of reviews about how slow it was this film is like a screwball dark comedy from the man who gave us pirates of the Caribbean also JK Simmons he is so funny cleaning up after Brad Pitt mistake the story of this gun is a legendary in Mexico so because so many people want this people go to any length to get it so plenty of killings funny story and great acting make this a 7/10 film and cue the back story to this antique gun is brilliant Julia Roberts plays a bumbling person who wants to go places but keeps getting in the way of things when deals are being done