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Like a good magic act, JH Wyman's original screenplay distracts you from its gaps of logic, using unexpected revelations to fuel its strategic vitality. It also provides a wealth of character development, and director Gore Verbinski (Mouse Hunt) gives his stellar cast equal time to shine. It hardly matters that Pitt and Roberts spend most of the film apart; their time together is worth waiting for, and the machinations that separate them play out like a cross between vintage Peckinpah and Romancing the Stone. And why is the accursed pistola so valuable? That's just another surprise, setting the stage for the arrival of yet another big-name star, whose motivations are pure in a film full of double-crosses and darkly shaded humour. With a giddy plot such as this, star power is just icing on the cake.--Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
On the DVD: The "making of" featurette is a fast-paced look behind the scenes of the film complete with a humorous American voiceover, which enhances the impression that this is a made-for-TV marketing feature. More interesting are the many deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Gore Verbinski (Director), Craig Wood (Editor) and John Wyman (Writer), who do a great job in explaining why the cuts were made and offer an insight into the difficulty of making these decisions. The full-length feature commentary, with the same group, is lively, amusing and enlightening. The film itself is nicely presented in16:9 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby 5.1. --Nikki Disney
DVD Description
Making Of "The Mexican"
Director's Commentary
Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Deleted Scene: Brad Pitt
(All with Subtitles available)
Subtitles Tracks: English Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1
Anamorphic 16:9
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Watch this movie and make your own mind up!,
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This review is from: The Mexican [DVD] [2001] (DVD)
The press and media slated this film when it came out at the cinema becuase.... well I don't know why.The bad press put me off seeing this film until now (2004), and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by how good it is. The plot is clever and witty, the story engaging, the acting superb and it made me laugh out loud on several occasions. Maybe movie reviewers just run out of original things to say and just agree with one another that a film is bad. It certainly seems that way with The Mexican. So I beg you, watch this movie! - you may hate it - you may love it. But have your OWN opinion and don't just agree with what the critics say!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Mexican,
By Rich Milligan (Thatcham, Berkshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mexican [DVD] [2001] (DVD)
For a film that stars two of the biggest box office draws of modern day Hollywood, the composition of this film is quite unusual to say the least. Both Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt spend hardly any of the film's time actually opposite each other, and to be perfectly frank, the film works a whole lot better when they are apart!Jerry Welbach is a small time hoodlum of pathetic stature. Having caused a motor accident with high powered mobster Arnold Margolese, Welbach is sent on a numerous jobs to redeem himself. With his unfortunate ability to mess everything up, he is given one last chance to get himself off the hook by travelling to Mexico and picking up an antique pistol for the now imprisoned boss. Welbach's partner Samantha not being too chuffed with the prospect of her lover dashing off again, throws his clothes out of their room and generally hot foots it out of his life. Unfortunately the message that Jerry and Samantha are no longer an item hasn't reached Margolese's ears as he sets a hitman off to abduct Samantha. A hitman (notice I say "a" and not "the hitman") does abduct Samantha and in an "odd couple road trip" of traditional cinematic style, takes her off to Las Vegas. Needless to say that this job also starts to go wrong for Jerry and it's not too long before Samantha and her "guide" also have to travel to Mexico to dig Jerry out of his latest hole. I was quite interested to read that Brad Pitt didn't really want to do this film and it was only contractual restrictions that forced him into it. His performance, whilst not being awful by a long chalk, is never the less, under par and more than a little half-hearted. Julia Roberts on the other hand seems to have great fun with her role and revels in many of her scenes. Perhaps it's because she has to play off James Gandolfini for so much of it and he really puts in a performance that all but steals the show. There's still time for Gene Hackman to pop up at the end and round things off to a nice happy end. Not the best thriller or best black comedy I've seen but there are several really good one-off scenes that are worth watching the film for.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Shortest review ever of the Mexican,
By Jay "The Amazon Reviewer" (Mauritius) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mexican [DVD] [2001] (DVD)
Star power .....5 starsScreenplay......1 star Hype............4 stars (because of star power) Story...........2 stars Value for Money.No way
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